TY - JOUR AU - Kill-Silveira, R. AU - Gomes Teixeira, U. H. AU - Silveira, A. P. PY - 2021/01/02 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Processed feed for cattle: Risks related to fiber contents JF - Scientific Electronic Archives JA - Sci. Electronic Arch VL - 14 IS - 1 SE - Revisões DO - 10.36560/14120211199 UR - https://sea.ufr.edu.br/SEA/article/view/1199 SP - 94 - 99 AB - <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.35cm; line-height: 200%; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" align="justify">In the process of natural selection and evolution of ruminants their diet was composed in its entirety by bulky foods containing low nutritive value with high NDF content. And because of the low selectivity gassing habit and its physiological adaptations, bovine has become one of the most efficient domestic ruminants in the use of foods with high NDF content and consequently the most demanding of this type of diet. The concentration of NDF is inversely proportional to the energy content of the diet, so several professionals have drastically reduced the NDF content to increase the energy content in the search for better performance of the animals, however, this may cause the opposite effect. In formulating diets for cattle, fiber requirements must be guaranteed, and contrary to what is not a simple task due to the influence of various chemical and physical factors inherent in the various types of feed used for these animals. The recommended minimum physically effective fiber limit is 21%.</p> ER -