Consumo, digestibilidade e comportamento ingestivo em ovinos alimentados com resíduo da agroindústria do tomate

Abstract

The objective was to evaluate the intake, digestibility and ingestive behavior in sheep fed with tomato of the agroindustry residue. Five uncastrated male sheep with mean body weight of 36.86 ± 0.6 kg were used. The experiment was conducted in a Latin square design (5x5). The treatments consisted of five levels of substitution (zero, 18, 36, 54 and 72%) of hay of cow grass (Cynodon dactylon cv. Vaquero) by residue of the tomato agro-industry (RAT), based on dry matter. The inclusion of the tomato agro-industry residue in place of cow herd hay in the sheep diet implied a reduction in dry matter intake and nutrient digestibility, as well as reduced feed and rumination times, resulting in an increase in leisure time.