Autoria: ALBUQUERQUE, N. I. de; GUIMARÃES, D. A. de A.; DIAS, H. L. T.; TEIXEIRA, P. C.; MOREIRA, J. A.

Resumo: The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) and the babassu (Orbignya phalerata) are palms of commercial interest in tropical countries and are found in the Brazilian Amazon. The oil from these palms has diverse uses, such as food, production of charcoal, soap and, most recently, biodiesel. The remainder of the plant, which is the bulk, is not normally commercialized, making it an ideal alternative source of low-cost energy for animal feed. The systems for breeding wild animals in captivity for commercialization and sustainability have an important role in conservation, because these species of game animals are under constant environmental pressure. For the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) production system, the major part of the cost is feed. If alternative sources of low-cost animal feed could be used in the animal?s diet, the production of the collared peccary could provide a new source of income for rural Brazilian producers. The use of co-products of oil palm and babassu has been found to be positive both for performance and for carcass characteristics of those animals bred in captivity. The replacement of 40percent and 15percent of the energy components of the traditional collared peccary diet with babassu and oil palm, respectively, showed the best improvement in the productive performance, demonstrating that they could reduce feeding costs while maintaining good animal development.

Ano de publicação: 2012

Tipo de publicação: Parte de livro (capítulos de livros, trabalhos e resumos publicados em anais ou em coletâneas)

Unidade: Embrapa Amazônia Oriental

Palavras-chave: Biocombustível, Co-products, Dendê, Elaeis Guineensis, Orbgnya phalerata, Palm kernel cakes, Pecari tajacu, Pecaritacaju