This experiment was carried out to assess the fecal recuperation of the following internal markers: acid insoluble ash (AIA), acid detergent insoluble ash (ADIA), indigestible acid detergent fiber (IADF), indigestible neutral detergent fiber (INDF), and the apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM). Four castrated sheep were used, fed with four levels of substitution of corn by cassava by-product meal. The feed samples, orts and feces were incubated in situ for 192 hours in three Holstein cows with ruminal cannula to determine the indigestible neutral detergent fiber and indigestible acid detergent fiber. The fecal recuperation of AIA and INDF were not different from 100% and had values for the digestibility coefficient of DM and OM similar to those obtained by the total feces collection method. The fecal recuperation of ADIA and IADF differed from 100%.
acid insoluble ash; acid detergent insoluble ash; indigestible acid detergent fiber; indigestible neutral detergent fiber
