This experiment was conducted to evaluate the digestibility and total digestive nutrients (TDN) of poultry litter made from different types of absorbent materials. Twenty castrated sheeps of Morada Nova breed were allotted to metabolic cages and fitted with bag device for total feces collection. The experimental design was a randomized block with four treatments and five replicates. The treatments consisted in alternatives sources of poultry litter: A - wood shavings, B - elephant "Napier" grass, C - corncob with husks and D - aerial part of cassava. The nutrient digestibility and the energetic value as TDN base, of the corncob with husk and elephant "Napier" grass poultry litter showed better nutritive value than the wood shaving poultry litter for ruminants.
poultry litter; digestibility; TDN; sheep
