. Conclusions
The content of CP, NDF and ADF in the fruits determined DMI and goats preference to A. cochliacantha fruit; however, there was a behavior of goats to try to compensate for nutritional deficiencies between fruit consumption by simultaneously for meet their nutritional needs. The IVGP of fruits was positively associated with ME content, IVDMD and IVOMD. The fibrous content and secondary compounds affected the digestibility of the fruits.
The secondary compounds from the fruit of P. dulce have biological activity to precipitate dietary nutrients, an aspect to consider in animal nutrition. The fruits of these species by their content of CP, low levels of TP and CT become a potential option for feeding goats in the tropics and are available in the dry season when conventional forage quantity and quality of is low. Moreover, the productive response of kids was higher in the treatments of A. cochliacantha fruit.