Clinical and comparative digestibility between plant dry banana (Musa spp.) and hay of Coast Cross (Cynodon SP.) bulky as food for sheep

• Grant number: 11/17731-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2011
• End date: October 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Lilian Gregory
• Grantee: Bruno Leonardo Mendonça Ribeiro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study aims to raise technical and scientific information about the use of banana (Musa sp.) As a new power supply for ruminants. Information gathered indicates that the use of banana leaf is anthelmintic effect in vitro, new scientific studies should be conducted to provide more detailed management techniques and safe for use in control of the banana plant parasites of domestic animals. This work aims to evaluate the degradability "in situ" of the banana leaf by nylon bag technique in 06 sheep fitted with rumen cannula, as well as digestibility technique using total collection of feces, using twelve sheep