Ingestion behavior of hair lambs finished in pens fed mango leaf stubble

  • Eduardo Daniel Ramírez-García Escuela Superior de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 3, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero
  • Ethel Caterina García y González Escuela Superior de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 3, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero
  • Félix Jesús Rodríguez-Ramírez Escuela Superior de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 3, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero
  • Jesús Jahir Nava-Beltrán Escuela Superior de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 3, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero
  • Edgar Valencia-Franco Escuela Superior de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 3, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero
  • Pedro Enrique Hernández-Ruiz Escuela Superior de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 3, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero
  • Jose Luis Ponce Covarrubias Escuela Superior de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia No. 3, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0182-6846

Abstract

In the study, the ingestive behavior of hair lambs finished in pens fed with mango leaf stubble was evaluated. Twelve hair lambs were divided into two groups, G1 (6 lambs) basal diet + 20 % corn stubble and G2 (6 lambs) basal diet + 20 % ground mango dry leaf stubble. The feeding period lasted 40 days and every third day the feeding behavior was measured for 8 continuous hours: lambs feeding, drinking, seeking water, lying down, idle, ruminating, (standing or lying down), urinating, defecating, defecating standing, defecating lying down, individual grooming, grooming a partner and agonistic behaviors, as well as the consumption and rejection of water. The data were analyzed with the statistical program SAS (2021), using a general linear model and the means were compared with the Tukey test. During the experiment, G1 lambs had a higher frequency of feeding and ruminating (lying down or standing) than G2 lambs (P<0.001). In contrast, G2 lambs had a higher frequency of lying down, idleness, and agonistic behaviors than G1 lambs (P<0.001). On the other hand, G1 lambs had higher water consumption during the experiment than G2 lambs (P<0.01). It is concluded that the lambs fed with corn stubble had a higher frequency of feeding, rumination and water consumption.

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Published
2023-06-30
How to Cite
Ramírez-García, Eduardo Daniel, Ethel Caterina García y González, Félix Jesús Rodríguez-Ramírez, Jesús Jahir Nava-Beltrán, Edgar Valencia-Franco, Pedro Enrique Hernández-Ruiz, and Jose Luis Ponce Covarrubias. 2023. “Ingestion Behavior of Hair Lambs Finished in Pens Fed Mango Leaf Stubble”. Archivos Latinoamericanos De Producción Animal 31 (Suplemento), 389-92. https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.310565.