Pond lily (Eichhornia crassipes): afood alternative for cattle in small farms close to the Billings dam - State of São Paulo, Brazil

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Mauricio Garcia
Aparecido Klai
Cristiane Marcusso
Ivi Caroline Costa Andretta

Abstract

Pond lilies (Eichhornia crassipes) are aquatic plants widely distributed ali over Brazil. Their roots have the capacity of filtering water pollutants present where they develop, and bulbs and leaves are used for feeding cattle. It is necessary to protect water resources against their expansion. In the state of São Paulo, the Billings dam has areas where the pond lilies occur and, as the small dairy farms in the neighborhood do not use them, the objective of this study was to introduce the pond lily as an alternative to feed their animals. In this way, there will not be any environment degradation and it will be possible to control the pond lilies excessive propagation.

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GARCIA, M.; KLAI, A.; MARCUSSO, C.; ANDRETTA, I. C. C. Pond lily (Eichhornia crassipes): afood alternative for cattle in small farms close to the Billings dam - State of São Paulo, Brazil. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 3, n. 3, p. 37-43, 1 Dec. 2000.
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ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PRODUCTION