Responses of Bos indicus cattle to phytogenic feed additives compared with monensin in feedlot diets

Autores/as

  • Kíria Karolline Gomes Moreira Guimarães Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • Tiago Pereira Guimarães Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano, Rio Verde, Brazil
  • Barbara Juliana Martins Lemos Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • Fabiola Alves Lino Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • Debora Gomes de Sousa Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • Flávia Martins de Souza Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • José Tiago das Neves Neto Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • Victor Rezende Moreira Couto Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • João Teodoro Padua Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • Edemilson Cardoso da Conceição Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • Juliano José de Resende Fernandes Universidade Federal de Goiás. Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia. Goiânia, Brazil
  • Gabriella de Oliveira Nascimento Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano, Rio Verde, Brazil
  • Patrick Bezerra Fernandes Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano, Rio Verde, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2368-943X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v16i3.6800

Palabras clave:

Growth performance, Carcass characteristics, Nutrient digestibility, Plant extracts, Rumen fermentation

Resumen

Two experiments assessed the responses of Bos indicus cattle fed monensin (MON), Stryphnodendron adstringens extract (BBT), a blend of essential oils (BEO), and a blend of functional oils (BFO). Feed additives were added to a total mixed ration (TMR) with a 20:80 roughage to concentrate ratio. Experiment 1, lasting 104 d, used a randomized complete block design. One hundred fourteen (114) crossbred bulls (336 ± 26 kg BW) were assigned to four treatments: MON (30 mg/kg DM), BBT (1500 mg/kg DM), BEO (118 mg/kg DM), and BFO (250 mg/kg DM). MON resulted in the lowest dry matter intake. Average daily gain, final body weight, and carcass traits were similar across treatments. Feed efficiency was 13 %, 11 %, and 4 % greater with MON compared to BBT, BEO, and BFO, respectively. Experiment 2 employed a 5×5 Latin square with five ruminally fistulated Bos indicus steers to test the same four treatments and a control diet without additives. Each period lasted 14 d. Apparent nutrient digestibility and concentrations of volatile fatty acids and NH3-N were similar among treatments. BBT and BFO had the lowest (6.54) and highest (6.75) ruminal pH values, respectively. Monensin showed superior feed efficiency despite similar nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation profiles compared to phytogenic additives.

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28.08.2025

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Kíria Karolline Gomes Moreira Guimarães, Tiago Pereira Guimarães, Barbara Juliana Martins Lemos, Fabiola Alves Lino, Debora Gomes de Sousa, Flávia Martins de Souza, … Fernandes, P. B. (2025). Responses of Bos indicus cattle to phytogenic feed additives compared with monensin in feedlot diets. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias, 16(3), 555–574. https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v16i3.6800
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