Production of steers fed African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis L.) fiber with the addition of organic minerals, grazing African star

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Armando Gómez-Vázquez
Dr. Armando Gómez Vázquez. División Académica de Ciencias
Alejandra Govea-Luciano
Agropecuarias. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco. Carretera Villahermosa-Teapa km 25
Lázaro De la Cruz
Agropecuarias. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco. Carretera Villahermosa-Teapa km 25
Aldenamar Cruz Hernández
Agropecuarias. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco. Carretera Villahermosa-Teapa km 25
Carlos Álvarez González
División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Nancy Brito Manzano
Agropecuarias. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco. Carretera Villahermosa-Teapa km 25
Arely Bautista Galvez
Escuela Maya de Estudios Agropecuarios. Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
Alfonso Chay Canul
Agropecuarias. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco. Carretera Villahermosa-Teapa km 25
José León Nájera
Agropecuarias. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco. Carretera Villahermosa-Teapa km 25

Abstract

The effect of the addition of an organic mineral (Bioplex Quality Meat), on the gain and digestibility of fattening steers in grazing and a complement of African oil palm fiber as complementary forage, under tropical conditions was studied. Forty cross steers (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) were used, with average initial live weight of 276 ± 28 kg, for 120 days. They were fed individually with 1 kg d-1 of concentrate (14% CP) and African oil palm fiber (AOPF), in a completely randomized design, according to the following treatments: 1)Control, only grazing (CG); 2) CG+ African oil palm fiber (AOPF-0); 3) CG + AOPF + 15 g animal-1 d-1 of Bioplex Quality Meat (AOPF-15) and 4) CG + AOPF + 30 g animal-1 d-1 Bioplex Quality Meat (AOPF-30). The daily weight gain of the steers was improved with Bioplex Quality Meat showing a linear effect (P <0.01); (CG = 492, AOPF-0 = 554, AOPF-15 = 637, AOPF-30 = 792 g d-1 Bioplex Quality Meat), which was associated with an increase in the intake (linear effect P <0.05) of African oil palm fiber (CG = 0.0, AOPF-0 = 3.06, AOPF-15 = 3.08, AOPF-30 = 3.36 kg d-1) and higher DM digestibility (P <0.05), compared to the control group (CG = 67.13, AOPF-0 = 74.26, AOPF-15 = 72.29, AOPF-30 = 72.46%). There were no effect on total forage or DM intake was detected.The results allow concluding that Bioplex Quality Meat increases the nutrient availability of African oil palm fiber, which improves daily weight gain.
Key words: organic minerals, African oil palm, steers, digestibility.

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Gómez-Vázquez, A., Govea-Luciano, A., De la Cruz, L., Cruz Hernández, A., Álvarez González, C., Brito Manzano, N., Bautista Galvez, A., Chay Canul, A., & León Nájera, J. (2018). Production of steers fed African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis L.) fiber with the addition of organic minerals, grazing African star. Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science, 51(4). Retrieved from https://cjascience.com/index.php/CJAS/article/view/739
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Vol. 51 No. 4 (2017): Cuban Journal of Agricultural Science
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Animal Science

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