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Spineless cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera (L.)) as an exclusive or partial source of water for goats: histomorphological changes in the digestive, hepatic and renal systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2024

Tamiris Matias da Costa ,
Greicy Mitzi Bezerra Moreno ,
Neila Lidiany Ribeiro Open the ORCID record for Neila Lidiany Ribeiro [Opens in a new window] ,
Oscar Boaventura Neto ,
Vitor Visintin Silva de Almeida ,
Dorgival Morais de Lima Júnior ,
Edjanio Galdino da Silva  and
Ricardo Romão Guerra
Tamiris Matias da Costa
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciências Agrárias/CCA/Areia, Paraiba, Brasil
Greicy Mitzi Bezerra Moreno
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Arapiraca, Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brasil
Neila Lidiany Ribeiro*
Affiliation:
Pós-doc do Programa de pó-graduação de Engenharia Agricola, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brasil
Oscar Boaventura Neto
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Arapiraca, Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brasil
Vitor Visintin Silva de Almeida
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus Arapiraca, Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brasil
Dorgival Morais de Lima Júnior
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciências Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Semiárido, Campus Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil
Edjanio Galdino da Silva
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciências Agrárias/CCA/Areia, Paraiba, Brasil
Ricardo Romão Guerra
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Centro de Ciências Agrárias/CCA/Areia, Paraiba, Brasil
*
Corresponding author: Neila Lidiany Ribeiro; Email: neilalr@hotmail.com
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the production performance and the occurrence of histomorphometric changes in the digestive, hepatic and renal systems of goats fed with a diet containing different contents of 25 and 55% spineless cactus (Nopalea cochenillifera (L.)) and with partial or total restriction of drinking water. A total of 35 castrated male goats were used, with an average initial body weight of 19 + 1.4 kg, an average age of 8 months and distributed into five treatments: control (CON): 0.8 Tifton-85 hay and 0.2 concentrate with access to drinking water; 0.25 spineless cactus with access to drinking water (25ADW); 0.25 spineless cactus without access to drinking water (25NDW); 0.55 spineless cactus with access to drinking water (55ADW) and 0.55 spineless cactus without access to drinking water (55NDW). Ruminal and intestinal morphometry, liver glycogen reserve index, duodenal goblet cell index and liver and kidney histopathology were carried out. In the treatment with 0.25 spineless cactus and 0.55 Tifton-85 hay, dry matter intake increased by 26%. The papilla absorption area showed that the 0.55 spineless cactus content provided a larger area (P < 0.05) compared to the 0.25 content and the control. It can be concluded that spineless cactus (N. cochenillifera (L.)) can be used in the diet of goats at a concentration of up to 0.55, associated with Tifton-85, with or without access to drinking water, without causing losses in animal performance or at ruminal, intestinal, hepatic or renal level.

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kidneyperformanceTiftonwater stress

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 162 , Issue 6 , December 2024 , pp. 638 - 646
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