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PINEIRO-VAZQUEZ, Angel Trinidad et al. Enteric methane emission in sheep fed Pennisetum purpureum and tropical trees containing condensed tannins. Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias [online]. 2017, vol.8, n.2, pp.111-119. ISSN 2448-6698.  https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v8i2.4401.

The aim of the work was to evaluate the effect of condensed tannins (CT) containing in the foliage’s on dry matter intake and organic matter (DMI and OMI), dry matter digestibility (DMD) and methane (CH4) emissions in sheep fed a basal ration of Pennisetum purpureum grass. Four hair sheep with an average live weight of 21.6±2.0 kg were allotted to four treatments in a 4 x 4 latin square design. The treatments were P. purpureum (PP), P. purpureum + Havardia albicans (PPHA), P. purpureum + Bursera simaruba (PPBS), and purpureum + Acacia pennatula (PPAP), the foliage of tree was included 300 g/kg DM of the ration. Intake, digestibility of DM and total methane emissions (L/d) were recorded for periods of 23 h when sheep were housed in open-circuit respiration head boxes. Intake and digestibility of the dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) between treatments PP, PPHA, PPBS and PPAP, were not affected by inclusion the foliage’s of trees in the ration (P>0.05). When the production of methane was expressed in L/kg of DMI, OMI or neutral detergent fiber intake, the results were similar between treatments (PP, PPHA, PPBS, PPAP) (P>0.05). It is concluded that CT contained in the foliage of Havardia albicans, Acacia pennatula y Bursera simaruba not affected the CH4 emissions an levels of incorporation as 30 % of ration DM, since there are no effects on DMI, OMI, DMD and molar concentration of volatile fatty acids.

Palavras-chave : Tropical trees; Methane; Hair sheep; Condensed tannins; Volatile fatty acids.

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