Orange peel silage pre-dried and their use in ruminant feed – Review

Authors

  • Roberta de Lima Valença Doutoranda em Zootecnia Unesp/Jabuticabal
  • Ângela Cristina Dias Ferreira Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal de Sergipe
  • Ana Caroline Pinho dos Santos Doutoranda em Zootecnia Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Barbara Cristina Dantas da Silva Doutoranda em Zootecnia Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Vinicius da Silva Oliveira Doutorando em Zootecnia Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • José Adelson Santana Neto Doutorando em Zootecnia Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • José Uellington do Nascimento Lima Graduando em Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Sergipe
  • Edinete Santos de Oliveira Graduanda Zootecnia Universidade Federal de Sergipe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5965/223811711512016068

Keywords:

Orange, pectin, byproduct.

Abstract

The orange peel, consisting of bark, seeds and pulp, is a by-product of adequate nutritional value for feeding to ruminants, as it has nutritional characteristics, such as energy and similar protein to corn, this byproduct is widely used in the Brazilian livestock, under the pelletized form, the pelletizing being an expensive process, generating interest in fruit processing companies to develop markets for moist orange peel. However being a high moisture food, it deteriates in a short time and silage is emerging as an alternative to the storage of this by-product without compromising the nutritional characteristics. The orange peel is rich in pectin, highly degradable carbohydrate in the rumen which has a tendency to keep the rumen pH higher compared to traditional energy foods, which are rich in starch. This review aims to address issues regarding the silage of orange peel and their use in ruminant feed.

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Published

2016-04-30

How to Cite

VALENÇA, Roberta de Lima; FERREIRA, Ângela Cristina Dias; SANTOS, Ana Caroline Pinho dos; SILVA, Barbara Cristina Dantas da; OLIVEIRA, Vinicius da Silva; SANTANA NETO, José Adelson; LIMA, José Uellington do Nascimento; OLIVEIRA, Edinete Santos de. Orange peel silage pre-dried and their use in ruminant feed – Review. Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Lages, v. 15, n. 1, p. 68–73, 2016. DOI: 10.5965/223811711512016068. Disponível em: https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/223811711512016068. Acesso em: 9 dec. 2024.

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