introduction: demands of agricultural products, particularly in developing countries, are increasing rapidly. consequently, land and water resources are unable to sustain such demands. for decades, rangelands in africa, west and central asia suffered from overgrazing and many areas are severely degraded. range vegetation used to be the main feed resource for livestock particularly in the arid a...

Grass degradability declines as cell wall and lignin concentrations increase during maturation. The role of tissue development and lignification in decline of stem degradability was examined in maize (Zea mays L.) internodes sampled at 10 stages of growth from early elongation through plant physiological maturity. The fourth elongated internode above ground level was collected from three maize ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feed quality reconstituted corn grain silage (RCGS), treated with chemical additives and stored for 15, 30, or 60 d in 5-L plastic buckets. Dry ground rehydrated 350 g·kg−1 either polysorbate 80 (2 L·t−1) (POL), propionic acid 28% (PRO), Mycoflake™ L·t−1-blend acid) (MYC) nothing (CON). effect length storage combined a factorial arrangement additives. A...

introduction using of agro-industrial by-products in diet of livestock not only reduces the production costs but also can dwindle the use of human foods in animal nutrition and competition between human and livestock. thus, proper use of these by-products in animal nutrition and identification of new and low cost feed resources may be one of the priorities in livestock husbandry of our country....