Research Article

Ingestive Behavior of Ovine Fed with Marandu Grass Silage Added with Naturally Dehydrated Brewery Residue

Table 5

Time spent in rumination (g DM and NDF/bolus), rumination (min/kg DM and NDF), and total chewing (min/kg DM and NDF) of ovine fed with marandu grass silage.

VariableDehydrated brewery residue level (%)Equation regressionCV (%) (%)
010203040

Rumination (g DM and NDF/cud)
DM1.041.391.551.521.3013.5792.97
NDF0.3760.5310.6490.7330.78123.6296.36

Rumination (min/kg DM and NDF)
DM707.3610.4571.5590.7667.812.7588.34
NDF194116281397124920.3295.81

Total chewing (min/kg DM and NDF)
DM999.9921.4883.5886.4929.911.6691.59
NDF2560225220191863178213.3894.80

Significant by Tukey test at 0.5% probability.