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Methane emissions and growth performance of young Nellore bulls fed crude glycerine- v. fibre-based energy ingredients in low or high concentrate diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2016

J. F. LAGE ,
E. SAN VITO ,
R. A. REIS ,
E. E. DALLANTONIA ,
L. R. SIMONETTI ,
I. P. C. CARVALHO ,
A. BERNDT ,
M. L. CHIZZOTTI ,
R. T. S. FRIGUETTO  and
T. T. BERCHIELLI
J. F. LAGE*
Affiliation:
Trouw Nutrition Brazil, Bellman, R&D – Campinas, SP, Brazil
E. SAN VITO
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
R. A. REIS
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
E. E. DALLANTONIA
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
L. R. SIMONETTI
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
I. P. C. CARVALHO
Affiliation:
Trouw Nutrition, R&D – Boxmeer, Netherlands
A. BERNDT
Affiliation:
Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
M. L. CHIZZOTTI
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
R. T. S. FRIGUETTO
Affiliation:
Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil
T. T. BERCHIELLI
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
*
*To whom all correspondence should be addressed. Email: josiane.lage@trouwnutrition.com; josilage@gmail.com
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Summary

A total of 70 Nellore bulls (18 ± 3 months of age) were used to determine the effects of crude glycerine (CG) replacing starch- v. fibre-based energy ingredients in low (LC; 0·40 concentrate) or high concentrate (HC; 0·60 concentrate) – on a dry matter (DM) basis – on DM intake (DMI), methane emissions and growth. Ten bulls were slaughtered (reference group) to obtain the carcass gain (CrG). The 60 remaining bulls (374 ± 24·5 kg) were allocated to a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement (two concentrate levels, LC or HC; and three feeding regimes, FR). The FR were: CO – without CG and maize as an ingredient of concentrate; CGM – inclusion of CG (0·10 of DM) replacing maize in the concentrate; and CGSH – inclusion of CG (0·10 of DM) replacing soybean hulls (SH) in the concentrate. Bulls fed LC or HC had similar DMI (kg/d) and growth. The DMI and average daily gain (ADG) were similar among FR. Concentrate level and FR tended to interact for methane emissions (g) per kg DMI. Bulls fed CGM had a greater G : F (g CrG/kg DMI) than those fed CO or CGSH diets. Increasing dietary concentrate (0·40–0·60) did not affect intake, methane emissions, or growth. Inclusion of CG in diets to replace SH in LC diets tended to decrease methane emissions from animals. When CG replaces SH in the diets, CrG and G:F (g CrG/kg DMI) are decreased compared with bulls fed CGM.

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Animal Review
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 154 , Issue 7 , September 2016 , pp. 1280 - 1290
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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