COMPARISON OF THE INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY OF DIFFERENT DIETS IN LLAMAS AND SHEEP - A PRELIMINARY-STUDY

Authors
DULPHY JP DARDILLAT C JAILLER M JOUANY JP
Citation
Jp. Dulphy et al., COMPARISON OF THE INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY OF DIFFERENT DIETS IN LLAMAS AND SHEEP - A PRELIMINARY-STUDY, Annales de zootechnie, 43(4), 1994, pp. 379-387
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Annales de zootechnie → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003424X
Volume
43
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
379 - 387
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-424X(1994)43:4<379:COTIAD>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Three diets (hay, straw with soya cake with or without barley) were fe d to 3 llamas and 3 sheep. The 2 species ingested the same quantity of hay, but llamas ingested 14% more straw (in g/kg LW). OM digestibilit y of straw was higher in llamas (+ 3.8 points). Mean retention time of DM was higher in llamas (32 h against 25 h for sheep). Reticulo rumen pH was more stable in llamas and also higher than in sheep. In conclu sion the ability of llamas to use low quality roughage seems to be mor e efficient than that of sheep.