Fermentation profile, aerobic stability, chemical and mineral composition of silages of mango combined with cocoa pod husk meal.

ARAUJO, G. G. L. de; ARAÚJO, C. de A.; GOIS, G. C.; MAGALHÃES, A. L. R.; NOVAES, J. J. da S.; RODRIGUES, J. M. da C. da S; GUIMARÃES, Y. S. R.; PERAZZO, A. F.; SILVA, T. G. F. da; SANTOS, E. M. dos; CAMPOS, F. S.; GHERMAN GARCIA LEAL DE ARAUJO, CPATSA; CLEYTON DE ALMEIDA ARAÚJO, UNIVASF; GLAYCIANE COSTA GOIS, UNIVASF; ANDRÉ LUIZ RODRIGUES MAGALHÃES, Universidade Federal do Agreste de Pernambuco; JUDICAEL JANDERSON DA SILVA NOVAES, UNIVASF; JÉSSICA MARIA DA CONCEIÇÃO DA SILVA RODRIGUES, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia; YURI SANTA ROSA GUIMARÃES, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias; ALEXANDRE FERNANDES PERAZZO, Universidade Federal do Piaui; THIERES GEORGE FREIRE DA SILVA, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada; EDSON MAURO DOS SANTOS, Universidade Federal da Paraíba; FLEMING SENA CAMPOS, Bolsista CNPq.

Fermentation profile, aerobic stability, chemical and mineral composition of silages of mango combined with cocoa pod husk meal.

2022

The objective was to evaluate the fermentation profile, aerobic stability, chemical composition, and mineral content of silages of mango combined with cocoa pod husk meal. A completely randomized design was adopted, including four levels (65, 70, 75, and 80%) and five repetitions, totaling 20 experimental silos that were opened after 90 days of sealing. Increasing mango levels in the silages increased the dry matter recovery, total carbohydrates, and fraction B2 of carbohydrates, and reduced gas losses, dry matter, and mineral matter. The quadratic effect was found for pH, buffering capacity, potassium, boron, iron, and nitrogen fractions A and B1 + B2. Using unconventional products such as mango combined with cocoa pod husk meal for silage making can reduce the cost of food supplementation for ruminants, and the environmental contamination.

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