OBJECTIVE Effects of nitrogen supplementation associated with different levels of starch on voluntary intake, digestibility, and rumen and metabolic characteristics of cattle fed low-quality tropical forage (Brachiaria decumbens hay, 7.4% crude protein, CP) were evaluated using ruminal and abomasal cannulated steers. METHODS Five European×Zebu young bulls (186 kg body weight, BW) were distrib...

Maize silage (MS) has become one of the major energy components in ruminant nutrition. The maize crop is suitable for ensiling and high dry matter (DM) yield nutritive value. aim this review to provide a comprehensive overview effect cutting height maturity at harvest on chemical composition MS fermentation quality silo. With an increase maturity, content increases about 400 g DM/kg fresh crop,...

In this investigation, studies are carried out on the mechanical properties of hybrid polymer composites. Hybrid composites can reach a better combination of both artificial and natural fibre properties. Different weight percentages of jute fibres were hybridised with coconut sheath to produce the composites through compression moulding. Composites were produced using untreated and treated fibr...

Three resistant starches (RSs), namely fibre of potatoes (FP), wrinkle pea starch (WPS), and high amylose maize starch (HAMS) with different dietary fibre contents, were supplemented in adults to evaluate their effects on urinary nitrogen and ammonia excretion as well as on faecal nitrogen excretion by means of lactose-[(15)N2]ureide ((15)N-LU) degradation. Twenty subjects received a regular di...

Abbreviations: ADF, acid detergent fibre; ADG, average daily gain; CP, crude protein; CT, condensed tannins; DCP, digestible crude prot digestible energy; DM, dry matter; DOM, digestible organic matter; FCR, feed conversion ratio; LW, live weight; ME, metabolizable energ microbial protein synthesis; NDF, neutral detergent fibre; OM, organic matter; OMDR, organic matter digested in the rumen; VF...

C. tamala leaves are mainly used for flavouring food and spice due to clove like taste and pepper like odour. The plant leaves are widely used in pharmaceutical preparation because of therapeutic efficacy against various diseases and disorders due to presence of different phytochemicals. The leaves were analysed for ash content, moisture, crude fat, crude fibre, crude carbohydrate, crude protei...

Fibre can interfere with digestibility of fat by accelerating intestinal passage or increasing chyme viscosity. Lecithin is an important emulsifier which improve digestion. The study aims to determine if fibre solubility may apparent true total tract (ATTD; TTTD) macronutrients and energy adding lecithin could digestibility. Stool quality was evaluated regarding inclusion. Eighteen adult dogs f...

Low prececal digestibility of starch leads to a higher starch flux into the hindgut, causing a forced microbial fermentation, energy losses, and meteorism. For exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), lack of pancreatic amylase can be compensated mostly by hindgut fermentation of starch. Even in pigs with complete loss of pancreatic secretion, starch digestibility over the entire tract is reach...

Definition of dietary jibre Dietary fibre is defined as the remnants of vegetable cell walls which are not hydrolyzed by alimentary enzymes of man (Trowell, 19-72 a,b; Cummings, 1973). Dietary fibre appears to be identical with unavailable carbohydrate (celluloses and hemicelluloses) and lignin (Southgate, 1969). Food tables do not report the constituents of dietary fibre by direct analysis; cr...

It was confirmed in metabolic experiments with 4 individuals of roe deer (2 males and 2 females with the live weight of 20.8 and 17.9 kg, respectively) that due to the animals’ selective choice of a part of feeds there was no significant difference in the intake of lucerne hay of different quality and high-quality meadow hay (515.86 ± 66.97 and 597.82 ± 94.87 g, respectively). However, differen...