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    Cinética de degradación ruminal in situ y producción de gas in vitro de residuos de poscosecha Theobroma cacao L. ensilado
    (2016) Mayorga Paredes, Sixto Edmundo; Barros Rodríguez, Marcos Antonio
    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of husk cocoa silage (CMC) on the kinetics of degradation of dry matter (DMS), apparent dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), protozoa population of rumen (PPR) and in vitro gas production (PGIV). Eight sheep cannulated about 1 year of age and 25 kg live weight distributed in a completely randomized design, received 3 treatments and 8 repetitions were used. The treatments were the CMC under 3 periods silage T1: 0, T2 40 and T3: 70 days. The DMS was higher (P <0.05) for T1, both the soluble fraction (A) and insoluble fraction (B) was 404.2 and 403, 8 g / kg DM respectively. The IVDMD was May (605.47 g/kg MS: P= 0.0001) in T1 compared to the other treatments. Regarding the PGV the lower (P = 0.0001) gas production was observed in the T2: 23,22 and T3: 25,85 ml/0.5 g fermentable dry matter, with respect to T1. The PPR, the species Entodiniomorfos decreases in T1 to 24 hours of incubation, being different (P <0.05) than the other treatments. It is concluded that the use of the byproducts of postharvest husk cocoa without silage could be included in ruminant diets because their nutritional properties that can improve rumen function.