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Effect of copaiba oil on intake, apparent nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation, nitrogen balance, and growth performance of lambs in confined conditions

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Two experiments were carried out aiming to evaluate the effect of copaiba oil on growth performance, apparent digestibility of nutrients, and rumen fermentation in lambs on feedlot. The treatments were: no additive inclusion (negative control); 8 mg/kg of sodium monensin (MS; positive control); and 250, 500, and 750 mg of copaiba oil/kg dry matter added to a diet with 70% concentrate and 30% forage. In experiment I, five lambs (Dorper × Santa Inês) cannulated in the rumen, 8 ± [...]

Source: Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

DOI: 10.37496/rbz5420240021