Chemical composition and ruminal degradation of pindoba babassu hay ammoniated at two heights

Abstract The objective of this research was to evaluate the chemical composition and in situ degradation of pindoba babaçu hay submitted to ammonization with three doses of dry matter (DM) urea (2, 4 and 6%) at heights of 0 - 1.5 and 1.6 - 3.0 meters. To evaluate the degradation, 4 g of sample were weighed in nylon bags, incubated in the rumen of two fistulated cattle, at 6, 24 and 72 h, with 5 replications per treatment. Urea ammonization increased (P