The objective of this study was to determine the chemical composition and in situ degradability dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral (NDF) stockpiled perennial forage (SPF) or sun-cured hay (HAY) when collected at start end (October vs. December) fall grazing. Selected 6, 4-ha paddocks consisting meadow bromegrass alfalfa, were randomly assigned 1 2 replicate...

Thirty five growing male goats (6.98±0.86 kg BW) were divided into five equal groups with seven animals in each group. The five dietary treatments were consisted of varying proportions of Moringa foliage (Moringa oleifera) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpurium); T1 (100% Moringa foliage); T2 (75% Moringa foliage+25% napier grass); T3 (50% Moringa foliage+50% napier grass); T4 (25% Moringa foli...

the nutritive value of grass pea (lathyrus sativus l.) hay was evaluated based on its chemical composition, gas production, fractioning of protein in cncps and afrc systems, metabolizable energy (me), rumen degradability through in situ technique and in vitro digestibility through tilley and terry method. the crude protein (cp), neutral detergent fiber (ndf) and acid detergent fiber (adf) value...

Strong benefits of species diversity have been demonstrated in mixed cropping on rangelands. In order to determine the best composition of mixed cropping of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) with three cool season grass species (Agropyron elongatum, Agropyron desertorum and Festuca arundinacea), on yield and quality traits, an experiment was conducted during two years (2009 and 2010) in Bojnourd, Iran....

The objective of this research was to study the effects of phenological stages on yield and quality traits in 22 populations of tall wheatgrass Agropyron elongatum. A split plot design was conducted using a complete randomized block with two replications in Lorestan (Borujerd), Iran during 2007-2008. The genotypes were cut in five maturity stages as vegetation, stem elongation, heading date, an...

Seeds of 200 accessions of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) were provided from Iraniannatural resource gene bank and were sown as drilled plot using alpha designs/unreplicatedwith 2 repeated entries within all of 10 blocks under dry land farming system in agriculturalresearch center of Hamadan, Iran during 2009 to 2010. The data were collected and analyzedfor plant height, stem number, leaf stem ra...

The emulsifying and emulsion stabilizing potential of 13 citrus pectin (CP) derived samples exhibiting differences in degree methylesterification (DM, 11–74%) molecular weight (Mw, 2.5–151 kDa) was studied using an integrated multimethod approach, which involved the evaluation structural physicochemical properties each sample, as well detailed storage stability studies pectin-containing emulsio...