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Delinted cottonseed in diets for finishing sheep

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The use of agricultural by-products might provide an important alternative to improve animal agriculture and to reduce feeding costs. The effects of inclusion in the diet of four levels of delinted cottonseed (0, 80, 160, and 240 g/kg) on intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, blood parameters, and the ingestive behaviour of confined sheep were studied. Twenty-four mixed-breed rams with an average body weight of 27.6 ± 2.9 kg were used in a completely randomised design with four treatments. The addition of delinted cottonseed (DCS) did not alter (P > 0.05) the intake of dry matter, crude protein, organic matter, neutral detergent fibre, or ether extract in the two forms calculated (g/day and % body weight). The use of different levels of DCS in sheep feed did not influence (P > 0.05) the voluntary water intake. The dietary DCS levels linearly affected (P < 0.05) the digestibility coefficients of the dry matter (DM), organic matter, neutral detergent fibre, ether extract, and non-fibrous carbohydrates. The DCS inclusion levels did not affect the nitrogen balance (P = 0.22), plasma concentrations of urea (P = 0.51), and glucose (P = 0.17).The feeding efficiency and rumination in g DM/h reduced linearly (P < 0.05) with the addition of DCS in the diet. Therefore, the addition of delinted cottonseed affects the intake, digestibility, and ingestive behaviour of confined sheep, and the addition of up to 80 g/kg delinted cottonseed in the diet of confined sheep is recommended.

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This study is financially supported by the Foundation for Research of Mato Grosso (FAPEMAT) and the Foundation for Research Scientific and Technological Development of Maranhão (FAPEMA).

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  1. Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil

    W. J. R. Castro & A. L. Souza

  2. Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Maranhão, Chapadinha, MA, Brazil

    A. M. Zanine, D. J. Ferreira, R. M. A. Pinho, M. O. M. Parente & H. N. Parente

  3. Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraíba, Areia, PB, Brazil

    E. M. Santos

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Castro, W.J.R., Zanine, A.M., Ferreira, D.J. et al. Delinted cottonseed in diets for finishing sheep. Trop Anim Health Prod 52, 2461–2468 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-019-02134-3

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