Objective- To determine the effect of collagen type I on hydroxyproline content in Achilles tendon in dogs. Design- Experimental in vivo study. Animals- A total of 12 adult dogs. Procedure- Under general anesthesia and aseptic condition the dorsal surface of right Achilles tendon was exposed and after complete separation of  connective tissue, it was splitted (striking 10 times) in full thic...

Alfalfa hay was steam heated for an average of 47 min at 100 to 110°C; net ruminal protein escape (total escape minus ADIN x 6.25), estimated in vitro, was 50% versus 29% for control hay. Heating increased ADIN content from 4.6 to 15.3% of total N and increased NDF from 43 to 53% of DM. In trial 1, 14 cows averaging 81 DIM and 30 kg/d of milk were fed, in a switchback design, diets containing 1...

Maize is an ideal forage crop for ensilage because of its high levels fermentable carbohydrates, although it low in protein. Sunn hemp a legume with crude protein content potential to be used combination maize provide silage higher content. Different percentages sunn hemp-maize mixtures 80-20, 60-40, 40-60 and 20-80 respectively were compared silages sole hemp. In the laboratory study, DLG clas...

Grass was field-dried to 3 different dry matter (DM) levels (200, 430 and 540 g/kg) and inoculated with 10(6)-10(7) cfu/g of a Listeria monocytogenes strain sharing a phagovar occasionally involved in foodborne outbreaks of listeriosis. Formic acid (3 ml/kg) or lactic acid bacteria (8 x 10(5)/g) with cellulolytic enzymes were applied only to forages with low and intermediate DM levels. Forages ...

Ability of two strains of Aspergillus terreus (ATCC 74135 and ATCC 20542) for production of lovastatin in solid state fermentation (SSF) using rice straw (RS) and oil palm frond (OPF) was investigated. Results showed that RS is a better substrate for production of lovastatin in SSF. Maximum production of lovastatin has been obtained using A. terreus ATCC 74135 and RS as substrate without additi...

This study was conducted to determine the silage quality, in vitro digestibility and energy content of forage turnip (Brassica rapa) ensiled with molasses or ground barley. Forage harvested at three different stages: beginning, middle end flowering period, it no additive (control), 5% 4% In trial, pH, nutrient contents, ammonia nitrogen (NH$_{3}$-N) volatile fatty acid (VFA) Fleig scores, were ...

Fodder beet (FB) is a source of readily fermentable carbohydrate that can mitigate early spring herbage deficits and correct the negative energy balance experienced during lactation in pastoral dairy systems New Zealand. However, low-fiber high-soluble content both FB bulb are factors promote subacute ruminal acidosis, impairing rumen function limiting marginal milk production response to suppl...

New methodology for measuring forage condensed tannin (CT) content is described and the effects of CT upon forage feeding and nutritive value for ruminant animals are reviewed. CT react with forage proteins in a pH-reversible manner, with reactivity determined by the concentration, structure and molecular mass of the CT. Increasing concentrations of CT in Lotus corniculatus and Lotus pedunculat...

In this study fungi isolated from the effluent of ethanol factories were identified. Optimal conditions for single cell protein (SCP) production and COD reduction of sugar beet stillage are specified for a species of Hansenula in a continuous culture. Under these conditions 5.7 g dm-3 biomass was produced and 31% of COD was reduced without addition of further nutrients to the beet molasses ...