Extrusión húmeda del pasto Kikuyo (Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst ex Chiov))

Abstract

Objetives. Test the effect of wet extrusion on the in vitro dry matter (IVDMD) and neutral detergent fiber (IVNDFD) digestibility (pepsin-cellulase) of kikuyu grass (Cenchrus clandestinus (Hochst ex Chiov)). Materials and methods. Six samples of this pasture with 35 days of regrowth were collected (5.0 kg/sample) and cut at 2.0 cm; from each sample was took a sub-sample to create a composite sample of raw grass in which was analyzed the content of crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), ashes, calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), potassium, IVDMD and IVNDFD; the rest quantity of each six samples was submitted to a wet