Digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and nitrogen balance with various feeding levels of oil palm fronds treated with
 Lentinus sajor-caju in goats

Hamchara, Puwadon; Chanjula, Pin; Cherdthong, Anusorn; Wanapat, Metha

doi:10.5713/ajas.17.0926

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“…This observation is attributable to the total nitrogen content of the silage diets fed to goats in this study. Furthermore, nitrogen retention is now well established to depend on the intake of nitrogen and the level of fermentable carbohydrates in the feed (Hamchara et al, 2018).…”

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Nutritive Value and Preference of Guinea-Grass Ensiled with or without Additive by West African Dwarf (WAD) Goats

Abegunde

Babalola

Adeoye

et al. 2021

Trop. Anim. Sci. J.

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A study was designed to investigate silage additives’ effect on preference and nutritive value of five weeks re-growth guinea grass by West African dwarf (WAD) goats. The silages of five weeks re-growth guinea grass were made without additive (T1), with cassava peels additive (T2), and with fermented epiphytic juice of lactic acid bacteria in Panicum maximum (FEJPM) additive (T3). The effects of silage additives on preference, voluntary feed intake, growth, digestibility, and nitrogen utilization were assessed using 18 growing WAD goats (BW: 5.88±0.26 kg) in a completely randomized design. Dry matter was significantly (p<0.05) higher in T2 silage (40.70 g/100g) than in T1 silage (39.00) and T3 silage (34.60). Crude protein values were similar (p>0.05) in T1 and T3 silages (10.63 and 10.72 g/100g DM) that were significantly lower (p<0.05) than that in T2 silage (12.54 g/100g DM). The silages of guinea grass had acceptable physical attributes in terms of color, odor, and texture, with pH values ranging from 3.87- 4.97. T1 and T3 silages were rejected, whereas T2 silage was accepted well by the experimental WAD goats. Average daily feed intake (ADFI) was significantly (p<0.05) the highest in the WAD goats fed T2 silage (303.30 g/day), and the lowest (p<0.05) was found in WAD goats fed T1 silage (271.60 g/day). Similar to the ADFI, the highest average daily gain (ADG) was found in WAD goats fed T2 silage (37.25 g/day), and the lowest ADG (p<0.05) was found in WAD goats fed T1 silage (24.50 g/day). Feed conversion ratio (FCR) of WAD goats fed T2 silage (8.15) was superior to those of WAD goats fed T1 silage (13.63) and T3 silage (9.66). Crude protein and dry matter digestibility values were higher (p<0.05) in WAD goat fed T2 silage (68.24 and 63.87%, respectively) than in WAD goats fed T1 and T3 silages. Nitrogen intake and balance were significantly (p<0.05) the highest in WAD goats fed T2 silage (12.41 and 8.68 g/day, respectively), and these variables were similar in WAD goats fed T1 and T3 silages. Nitrogen retention was not affected by the silage additives. It was concluded that cassava peels were better than FEJPM as a silage additive since it improved fermentative quality, acceptability, feed intake, and digestibility of guinea grass silage by WAD goats.

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Nutritive Value and Preference of Guinea-Grass Ensiled with or without Additive by West African Dwarf (WAD) Goats

Abegunde

Babalola

Adeoye

et al. 2021

Trop. Anim. Sci. J.

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“…However, the high cost of concentrate feeds makes them inaccessible to many smallholder farmers; thus, alternative feeds such as agro-byproducts are often used to decrease the cost of production. Oil palm is an important crop in several tropical countries and the oil palm industry generates several waste products, including oil palm frond (OPF), which can be used as roughage source for ruminant feeding (Tuyen et al 2013;Astuti et al 2015;Tafsin et al 2018;Hamchara et al 2018). Although the use of OPF in beef production is constrained by its complex fibrous structure and low nutrient content, its wide availability and comparative cost advantage as compared with the traditional forage feed (such as cut grass) makes OPF a viable alternative forage feed for cattle.…”

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“…Many approaches to improve the digestibility of OPF and, thus, its nutritive value as a forage source for ruminants have been tested. These include the use of legumes (Khamseekhiew et al 2002), enzymes (Wahyuni et al 2012) and treating OPF using fungi to breakdown its fibre (Chanjula et al 2017;Hamchara et al 2018;Tafsin et al 2018), but with little or no advantages (Chanjula et al 2017). In addition, the use of fungi treatment to improve the digestibility of OPF is too complicated under smallholder conditions.…”

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Bypass fat enhances liveweight gain and meat quality but not profitability of smallholder cattle fattening systems based on oil palm frond

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Context. Oil palm frond (OPF) is abundantly available throughout Southeast Asia and is a good source of forage for feedlot cattle, particularly during the dry and monsoon seasons when other forage options are limited. However, the use of OPF in ruminants feed is constrained by its complex fibrous structure and low digestibility.Aims. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of supplementation with bypass fat on growth, meat quality and economic returns in smallholder feedlot systems where Napier grass is replaced with OPF.Methods. Sixteen Brahman • Charolais crossbred steers, 23 AE 2.0 months old and with initial bodyweight of 425 AE 59.9 kg (mean AE s.e.), were randomly allocated in a 2 • 2 factorial randomised complete-block design experiment with the following dietary treatments: (i) fresh chopped Napier grass-based total mixed ration (TMR; Napier grass-fat), (ii) Napier grass-based TMR + 5% bypass fat (Napier grass+fat), (iii) OPF-based TMR (OPF-fat) and (iv) OPF-based TMR + 5% bypass fat (OPF+fat). Feed intake, digestibility of the diets and average daily gain were measured. The cattle were slaughtered to determine carcass dressing percentage and meat quality. Costs and return of fattening cattle were estimated.Key results. Despite higher intake, cattle fed OPF-fat had a lower bodyweight gain than did cattle fed grass-based diets due to lower digestibility. Bypass-fat supplementation increased the bodyweigh of cattle fed OPF but not of cattle fed Napier grass. Fat supplementation enhanced colour, backfat thickness, and fat content of meat in both the Napier grass-and OPF-based diets. However, replacing Napier grass with OPF reduced the net profit of smallholder feedlot systems, even with fat supplementation. Conclusion.While fat supplementation increased liveweight gain and enhanced some aspects of meat quality, the increased feeding cost reduced net profit. Therefore, supplementation of OPF with bypass fat is not recommended for smallholder feedlots in developing countries.Implications. Appropriate technology to reduce the feeding cost of OPF needs to be developed to make it an economically viable option for smallholder farmers.

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“…Cereal grains treated with organic acids increased ruminal resistant starch and relieved the risk of ruminal acidosis as well as reducing the inflammatory response [43]. In addition, fungal ( Lentinus sajor-caju )-treated oil palm fronds [44], spent mushroom ( Cordyceps militaris ) [45], Moringa oleifera [6,24], lemongrass [23], rosemary [23], flaxseed oil [5], exogenous fibrolytic enzyme (cellulase) [28], and exogenous fibrolytic enzyme [36] were used to improve digestion in goats.…”

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“…Meanwhile, the VFAs increased with a combination of essential oil and cobalt [8], fungal ( Lentinus sajor-caju )-treated oil palm fronds [44], Andrographis paniculata [41,42], fumaric acid [19], and exogenous fibrolytic enzymes [36], while spent mushroom ( Cordyceps militaris ) was used to improve blood metabolites [45]. Moreover, Andrographis paniculata [41,42], and organic selenium [33] improved goat meat quality.…”

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Recent insight and future techniques to enhance rumen fermentation in dairy goats

Mamuad

Lee²,

Lee

2019

Asian-Australas J Anim Sci

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Recent development of novel techniques in systems biology have been used to improve and manipulate the rumen microbial ecosystem and gain a deeper understanding of its physiological and microbiological interactions and relationships. This provided a deeper insight and understanding of the relationship and interactions between the rumen microbiome and the host animal. New high-throughput techniques have revealed that the dominance of Proteobacteria in the neonatal gut might be derived from the maternal placenta through fetal swallowing of amniotic fluid in utero, which gradually decreases in the reticulum, omasum, and abomasum with increasing age after birth. Multi “omics” technologies have also enhanced rumen fermentation and production efficiency of dairy goats using dietary interventions through greater knowledge of the links between nutrition, metabolism, and the rumen microbiome and their effect in the environment. For example, supplementation of dietary lipid, such as linseed, affects rumen fermentation by favoring the accumulation of α-linolenic acid biohydrogenation with a high correlation to the relative abundance of Fibrobacteriaceae. This provides greater resolution of the interlinkages among nutritional strategies, rumen microbes, and metabolism of the host animal that can set the foundation for new advancements in ruminant nutrition using multi ‘omics’ technologies.

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Digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and nitrogen balance with various feeding levels of oil palm fronds treated with Lentinus sajor-caju in goats

Cited by 19 publications

References 22 publications

Nutritive Value and Preference of Guinea-Grass Ensiled with or without Additive by West African Dwarf (WAD) Goats

Nutritive Value and Preference of Guinea-Grass Ensiled with or without Additive by West African Dwarf (WAD) Goats

Bypass fat enhances liveweight gain and meat quality but not profitability of smallholder cattle fattening systems based on oil palm frond

Recent insight and future techniques to enhance rumen fermentation in dairy goats

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