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Effects of replacing corn with by-product from biscuit manufacture on feed intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, ingestive behavior, and growth performance of pure or crossbred Morada Nova sheep

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An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of replacing corn with by-product from biscuit manufacture (BBM) on feed intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, ingestive behavior, and growth performance of pure or crossbred Morada Nova sheep. Twenty-four non-castrated male lambs from two genetic groups (GG) were used: purebred red-coated Morada Nova (RMN) and red-coated Morada Nova x white-coated Morada Nova. Each GG had 12 lambs with an initial body weight (BW) of 15.0±0.84 and 18.8±0.88 kg for RMN and crossbred lambs, respectively. Treatments were distributed in a completely randomized design, according to a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement, as follows: two genetic groups (RMN and crossbred) and two diets (ground corn and by-product from biscuit manufacture—BBM) with six replicates. There was no effect (p > 0.05) of GG on feed intake (g/day and as a fraction of BW). Lambs fed BBM had a lower feed intake (p < 0.05) than corn-fed lambs, except for the non-fibrous carbohydrate intake, which did not differ among diets (p > 0.05). No effects (p > 0.05) of GG or diets were observed on apparent digestibility, except for organic matter, which was higher for BBM-fed lambs (p < 0.05). Intake and N urinary excretion were lower (p < 0.05) for BBM-fed lambs when compared to corn-fed lambs. There was no effect (p > 0.05) of GG on growth performance. On the other hand, lambs fed BBM diet had a higher (p < 0.05) feed efficiency than corn-fed lambs. Total replacing corn with BBM in finishing lamb diets increases the efficiency of nutrient utilization, which results in higher feed efficiency. The crossbreeding between the red- and white-coated strains of Morada Nova sheep does not affect nutritional and growth performance.

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The authors would like to thank the Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico Cearense (FUNCAP), and to Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível (CAPES) for financing the project and granting the first author’s scholarship. The authors thank the company Coelho Ltd for the donation of BBM to carry out this research. The authors thank the Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú for providing the necessary structure to carry out this research. The authors gratefully acknowledge Professor E. Detmann (Department of Animal Science at Universidade Federal de Viçosa) for his advice during the manuscript preparation and essential support in the statistical analysis.

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This study was financed by the Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (FUNCAP)—Finance Code BP4-00172-00198.01.00/20

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  2. Departament of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, Ceará, 62040-370, Brazil

    Aline Vieira Landim, Hélio Henrique Araújo Costa & Genilson Cesar Alves

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L.C.O de Sousa led the research, formal analysis, and writing of the original draft. G.C Alves participated in performing the experiment and data collection. J.S. Pinheiro and C. McManus participated in the writing and critical review. A.V. Landim and H.E.A. Costa participated in conceptualization, methodology, project administration, and critical review.

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de Sousa, L.C.O., Landim, A.V., Costa, H.H.A. et al. Effects of replacing corn with by-product from biscuit manufacture on feed intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, ingestive behavior, and growth performance of pure or crossbred Morada Nova sheep. Trop Anim Health Prod 54, 175 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-022-03177-9

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