Multi-nutrient blocks with fresh fruit of Pitaya (Stenocereus griseus) replacing sugar cane molasses

摘要

Theobjectiveofthisresearchwastoevaluatethehardnessandchemicalcompositionofmulti-nutritionalblocksinwhichfreshPitayafruit(Stenocereusgriseus),nbsp;atlevelsof10,20,30and40%,replaced25,50,75and100%ofsugarcanemolasses.Theothercomponentsoftheblockswere:groundmaizestover28,urea10,cement7.5,lime7.5,salt5andmineralmixture2%.Maximumhardnessofbetween3.75and4kg/cm2wasreachedbyday50inalltheformulations.Crudefibreincreased,NFEdecreased,butinvitrodrymatterdigestibilityincreasedwithincreasinglevelofPitayaintheblock.Itisconcludedthatnbsp;freshPitayafruitcanreplacemolassesinthepreparationofmulti-nutritionalblockswithoutcompromisingthehardnessoftheblocks,butthatfurtherstudiesareneededtoassesstheirpotentialnutritivevalueforruminants.