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Sodium hydroxide or urea pretreatment of acerola (Malpighia emarginata) fruit residue increases dry matter degradability and reduces methane production in in vitro rumen fermentation

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding different concentrations of either urea or NaOH in dehydrated acerola (Malpighia emarginata) fruit residue (DAFR) on chemical composition, in vitro rumen degradability, and gas and methane production. A completely randomized design was used with the following seven treatments: control, without chemical treatment, or pretreatment of DAFR with urea or NaOH at 20, 40, or 60 g/kg dry matter (DM). DM degradability and gas and methane production of DAFR were evaluated by semi-automated in vitro gas production technique. DAFR treated with urea or NaOH at concentrations of 40 and 60 g/kg DM decreased its neutral detergent fiber (P = 0.0115) and lignin (P < 0.0001) content, and this reduction was greater with the highest concentration (60 g/kg DM). In all tested concentrations, urea and NAOH were effective to increase the DM effective degradability of DAFR compared with the control treatment, although treatments with a concentration of 60 g/kg DM presented the highest values (P < 0.0001). Treatment of DAFR with NaOH or urea at 60 g/kg DM promotes greater lignin solubilization and DM degradability and lower gas and methane production in in vitro rumen fermentation.

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We thank the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (CNPq, Brazil), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES, Brazil) and Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE, Brazil) for providing financial support.

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  1. Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco – UNIVASF, Petrolina, Pernambuco, 56304-917, Brazil

    Lais Micaelle Lopes Moura, Rafael Torres de Souza Rodrigues, Mário Adriano Ávila Queiroz & Daniel Ribeiro Menezes

  2. Department of Veterinary Sciences in Semiarid, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco – UNIVASF, Petrolina, Pernambuco, 56304-917, Brazil

    Flávia Denise da Silva Pereira, Patrícia Rodrigues de Lima, Júlio Cesar Silva Nascimento & Andresca dos Santos de Oliveira

  3. Department of Biology, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco – UNIVASF, Petrolina, Pernambuco, 56304-917, Brazil

    Clébio Pereira Ferreira

  4. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation – EMBRAPA Semiarid, Petrolina, Pernambuco, 56302-970, Brazil

    Salete Alves Moraes

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Moura, L.M.L., da Silva Pereira, F.D., de Lima, P.R. et al. Sodium hydroxide or urea pretreatment of acerola (Malpighia emarginata) fruit residue increases dry matter degradability and reduces methane production in in vitro rumen fermentation. Trop Anim Health Prod 52, 2433–2441 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02272-z

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