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Asian Australas. J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 26, No. 7 : 981-986 July 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2013.13062

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Nutrient Digestibility and Metabolizable Energy Content of Mucuna pruriens Whole Pods Fed to Growing Pelibuey Lambs Enrique Loyra-Tzab, Luis Armando Sarmiento-Franco, Carlos Alfredo Sandoval-Castro*, and Ronald Herve Santos-Ricalde Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Km. 15.5 carretera, Mérida-Xmatkuil. Apdo 4-116 Itzimna, 97100. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico ABSTRACT: The nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance and in vivo metabolizable energy supply of Mucuna pruriens whole pods fed to growing Pelibuey lambs was investigated. Eight Pelibuey sheep housed in metabolic crates were fed increasing levels of Mucuna pruriens pods: 0 (control), 100 (Mucuna100), 200 (Mucuna200) and 300 (Mucuna300) g/kg dry matter. A quadratic (p0.05) on DM and GE apparent digestibility (p

Nutrient Digestibility and Metabolizable Energy Content of Mucuna pruriens Whole Pods Fed to Growing Pelibuey Lambs.

The nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance and in vivo metabolizable energy supply of Mucuna pruriens whole pods fed to growing Pelibuey lambs was i...
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