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1. Digestibility and nitrogen retention in llamas and goats fed alfalfa, C3 grass, and C4 grass hays

Author:
Robinson, T.F.; Sponheimer, M.; Roeder, B.L.; Passey, B.; Cerling, T.E.; Dearing, M.D.; Ehleringer, J.R.
Source:
Small ruminant research 2006 v.64 no.1-2 pp. 162-168
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
llamas; goats; animal feeding; alfalfa; digestibility; nitrogen; nutrient retention; C3 plants; forage grasses; hay; C4 plants; urine; feces; excretion; dry matter intake; body weight; nitrogen balance
Abstract:
... The objective of this experiment was to determine the relative digestive capabilities and N retention between goats and llamas fed three forages. Four llamas (2 yrs; 125 ± 7.3 kg BW) and four Boer-cross goats (2 yrs; 53 ± 8.4 kg BW) were housed in metabolism crates and fed alfalfa (Medicago sativa; ALF), temperate C3 grass (Festuca arundinacea; C3G) and tropical C4 grass (Cynodon dactylon; C4G) ha ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.04.018

2. Digestion and passage rates of grass hays by llamas, alpacas, goats, rabbits, and horses

Author:
Sponheimer, Matt; Robinson, Todd; Roeder, Beverly; Hammer, Jordan; Ayliffe, Linda; Passey, Ben; Cerling, Thure; Dearing, Denise; Ehleringer, Jim
Source:
Small ruminant research 2003 v.48 no.2 pp. 149-154
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
Bromus inermis; C3 plants; C4 plants; Camelidae; Cynodon dactylon; alpacas; bundle sheath cells; cell walls; digestibility; digestion; foregut; goats; grass hay; grasses; horses; llamas; nitrogen; particulates; rabbits
Abstract:
... Many studies have suggested that South American camelids (SAC) have greater digestive efficiency than pecoran ruminants, but others have found no difference. In an effort to provide new data on this issue, we investigated the ability of SAC (alpacas and llamas), goats, horses, and rabbits to digest C3 (Bromus inermis) and C4 (Cynodon dactylon) grass hay with nearly equal nitrogen and cell wall con ...
DOI:
10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00002-6

3. Tracing back sheep diet composition feeding grass-legume mixtures using fecal δ13C

Author:
José Diógenes Pereira Neto; José Carlos Batista Dubeux; Francisco Fernando Ramos de Carvalho; Mércia Virginia Ferreira dos Santos; Martin Ruiz-Moreno; Erick Rodrigo da Silva Santos
Source:
Small ruminant research 2019 v.175 pp. 7-14
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
C3 plants; C4 plants; Cynodon; Medicago sativa; alfalfa; alfalfa hay; body weight; diet; digestibility; feces; grasses; grazing trials; lambs; males; models; neutral detergent fiber; ovens; rectum; stable isotopes
Abstract:
... Stable isotopes can be an important research tool to track C and N in grazing experiments. This study tested different proportions of C4 grass and legume and the correlation between dietary δ13C with fecal δ13C. Forty lambs, male, with average body weight of 20.4 kg, were randomized in a complete block design and fed Tifton-85 (Cynodon spp.) and Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) hays, at different levels ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2019.02.006