CONSUMO Y DIGESTIBILIDAD DE PASTO KING GRASS (Pennisetum purpureum) FRESCO Y ENSILADO CON Leucaena leucocephala EN OVINOS EN CRECIMIENTO* Consumption and digestibilidad of king grass pasture (Pennisetum purpureum) fresh and ensilaged with Leucaena leucocephala on ovine in growth

The work was carried out in the Ovine Unit at UNELLEZ, Mesa de Cavaca, Guanare, Portuguesa state, with the purpose of evaluating the consumption of dry matter (MS) and the apparent digestibility (DA) of king grass and silage of gramineous with leucaena in ovine, in a totally randomized design. Three uniform groups were defined, each one with three hair lamb (LW 15 kg; age 4.5 months) and