Worldwide, the invasiveness of Opuntia spp. and its impact on various ecosystem services
has been recognised especially in semi-arid areas where rainfall is erratic. The semi-arid …

Simple Summary Livestock production is a significant subsector of agriculture around the
world and can be adversely affected by the scarcity of good quality green forage. Among the …

Opuntia ficus-indica is a cactaceous plant native to America but, nowadays, widely found
worldwide, having been the most common domesticated species of cactus grown as a crop …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the intake of nutrients and water, digestibility,
nitrogen balance, microbial protein synthesis, performance and blood parameters of lambs …

This paper provides a summary of studies conducted in our laboratory to evaluate several
alternative supplements for goats in semiarid regions. Nutritional characterization was …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance and nutrient digestibility of
feedlot Santa Inês sheep fed with increasing levels (0, 25, 50, 75, 100% dry matter basis) of …

Water is a nutrient of extreme importance for animals and must be considered vital in any
rearing phase. The increasing scarcity of this precious natural resource has concerned …

The present study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, profile and fermentative
losses, microbial population and the aerobic stability of mixed silages of cactus pear and …

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of forage neutral detergent fiber (fNDF) levels on the
voluntary feed intake, digestibility, ruminal fermentation and feeding behavior of goats fed …

Adapting our food production chain and increasing the flora and fauna's livelihood in climate
change-affected areas using Opuntia is not only theoretical but already exists in practice in …