This study investigated the chemical composition and ruminal degradability of corn stover in three maize-planting regions in Qiqihaer, Heilongjiang Province, China. The whole stover was separated into seven morphological fractions, i.e., leaf blade, leaf sheath, stem rind, stem pith, stem node, ear husk, and corn tassel. The assessment of nutritive value of corn stover and its fractions was per...

AIM The present study was conducted to examine the rumen modulatory effect of thyme, clove and peppermint oils on rumen fermentation pattern in vitro using roughage based diet. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thyme, clove and peppermint oils were tested at concentration of 0, 30, 300 and 600 mg/l (ppm) of total culture fluid using in vitro gas production technique in wheat straw based diet (concentrate...

A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of chitosan on in situ nutrient degradability and ruminal fermentation of beef steers consuming bermudagrass hay. Eight ruminally-cannulated steers were provided Tifton-85 bermudagrass hay ad libitum while housed in the University of Florida Feed Efficiency Facility at the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Marianna for two 21-d ...

Straw a by-product from grain legume crops is produced in large quantities in Iran. Straw is constant component of ruminant diets on small holder farms; however, there is little information about its nutritive value. Accordingly experiment was conducted to determine the chemical composition and ruminal organic matter (OM) and crude protein (CP) degradability of chickpea straw using nylon bags (...

Pineapple waste silage (PAS) is an abundant agro-industrial by-product characterized by its high fiber content posing a potential feed value as roughage for ruminants. Studies on supplementation with proteolytic enzyme (PE) will help extend utilization alternative nutritive source cattle nutrition. Thus, this study aimed to determine the in vitro nutrient degradability and fermentation characte...

Degradation of dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) in fresh or frozen-thawed alfalfa and ryegrass was studied by using in situ technique. The forages were labeled with N during growth in a glasshouse, harvested at similar growth phase, and fresh (F) or frozen-thawed (FT) samples were incubated in the rumen of 3 sheep. There was no difference (P>0.05) between forage type (S) for the immediately sol...