Intake, apparent digestibility, and methane emission in bulls receiving a feed supplement of monensin, virginiamycin, or a combination
Marcelina Pereira da Fonseca A , Ana Luiza da Costa Cruz Borges A D , Ricardo Reis e Silva A , Helena Ferreira Lage A , Alexandre Lima Ferreira A , Fernando César Ferraz Lopes B , Carlos Giovani Pancoti A and José Avelino Santos Rodrigues C
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A Federal University of Minas Gerais, Veterinary School, Antônio Carlos Av, 6627, PO Box 567, 30161-970, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
B Brazilian Company of Agricultural Research, Eugenio do Nascimento Street 610 – Don Bosco, 36038-330, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
C Brazilian Company of Agricultural Research – Corn and Sorghum, PO Box 285, 35701-970, Sete Lagoas, MG, Brazil.
D Corresponding author. Email: analuizavetufmg@gmail.com
Animal Production Science 56(7) 1041-1045 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN14742
Submitted: 6 August 2014 Accepted: 11 November 2014 Published: 26 February 2015
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the feed supplements monensin, virginiamycin, or a combination of the two, on intake, digestibility, and methane emission in the male cattle breed F1 Holstein × Gir. We used a complete randomised design with four treatments consisting of the control, monensin, virginiamycin, and a combination of the two. The basal diets were composed of sorghum silage with Tanzania grass and the concentrate in the 1 : 1 ratio. Nutrient intake (P > 0.05) and the apparent digestibility coefficients (P > 0.05) were not affected by the supplementation with monensin, virginiamycin, or both. The combination of the supplements did affect methane emission (P < 0.05) when expressed in L/day, L/(kg DM), and L/(kg DM digestible). The lowest methane production was obtained with the combination of the supplements.
Additional keywords: additives, cattle, feed supplement, greenhouse gas, respirometric chamber.
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