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The nutritive value of banana (Musa acuminata L.) by-products for maintaining goats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2021

M. C. Pieltain ,
J. I. R. Castañón ,
M. R. Ventura  and
M. P. Flores
M. C. Pieltain
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Spain
J. I. R. Castañón
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Spain
M. R. Ventura
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Spain
M. P. Flores
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Spain
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Abstract

The nutritive value of banana by-products (leaves, pseudostems and raceme stems) for goats was studied by rumen degradability and in vitro digestibility techniques, voluntary intake and maintenance trials. Banana by-products had both a relatively low degradability and digestibility, with derived metabolizable energy content (MJ ME per kg dry matter (DM)) of 6·54 for leaves, 6·66 for pseudostems and 8·24 for raceme stems. Daily voluntary intake (g DM per kg M0·75) was 66·4 for leaves, 19·3 for pseudostems, and 15·3 for raceme stems. On these results, pseudostems and raceme stems would provide less than 0·30 of maintenance ME needs of goats. However, rations based only on banana leaves should meet more than 0·85 of the maintenance energy needs.

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banana by-productsgoatsnutritive value

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Animal Science , Volume 69 , Issue 1 , August 1999 , pp. 213 - 216
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1999

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