Effect of ensiling gliricidia with cassava on silage quality, growth performance, digestibility, ingestive behavior and carcass traits in lambs

Oliveira, Amanda Prates; Bagaldo, Adriana Regina; Loures, Daniele Rebouças Santana; Bezerra, Leílson Rocha; Moraes, Salete Alves de; Yamamoto, Sandra Mari; Araújo, Fabiana Lana de; Cirne, Luís Gabriel Alves; Oliveira, Ronaldo Lopes

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.05.004

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“…It was demonstrated that the inhibitors contained in Gliricidia sepium had no effect on the digestibility value produced. This is also supported by [39] stating that tannin is an anti-nutrient for cattle feed, but in amounts that do not exceed the optimum level, it has a positive effect that helps the intestines digest and absorb proteins directly by forming tannin-protein bonds that can prevent degradation protein in the rumen. High-quality proteins can be protected by tannins from the degradation of rumen microorganisms, making them more available in the post-rumen digestive tract.…”

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Effects of Supplementing Gliricidia Sepium on Ration based Ammoniated Rice Straw in Ruminant Feed to Decrease Methane Gas Production and to Improve Nutrient Digestibility (In-Vitro)

Zain

Putri

W.S.N

et al. 2020

Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng. Inf. Technol.

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Rice straw as ruminant feed has low digestibility makes ruminants difficult to digest. Since ammoniated rice straw can increase its digestibility, it is necessary to supplement it with Gliricidia sepium. This research aimed to determine the effect of Gliricidia sepium supplementation on decreasing methane gas production and improving nutrient digestibility in complete ration with ammoniated rice straw. The treatments of this research were: A = 40% ammoniated rice straw + 60% concentrate, B = 40% ammoniated rice straw + 50% concentrate + 10% Gliricidia sepium, C = 40% ammoniated rice straw + 40% concentrate + 20% Gliricidia sepium, D = 40% ammoniated rice straw + 30% concentrate + 30% Gliricidia sepium. This research showed supplementation of G. sepium significantly decreased methane gas production from 27.22 mM to 13.13 mM and the number of protozoa from 6.3 x 105 cell/ml rumen fluid to 4.7 x 105 cell/ml rumen fluid. Gliricidia sepium supplementation increased digestibility significantly (P < 0.05). Digestibility of dry matter increased from 58.83% to 68.54% and digestibility of organic matter also increased from 59.50% to 69.50%. Total VFA (Volatile Fatty Acid) concentration did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) among treatments. Higher levels of G. sepium supplementation increased N-NH3 concentration from 7.33 mM to 10.50 mM and microbial protein synthesis from 74.33 mg/100ml rumen fluid to 108.25 mg/100ml rumen fluid. The treatment had a significant effect (P <0.05) on propionate production and the ratio of acetate: propionate. It can be concluded that 30% of Gliricidia sepium supplementation decreased methane gas production and the number of protozoa. Besides, 30% of Gliricidia sepium supplementation increased digestibility and rumen fermentation.

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Effects of Supplementing Gliricidia Sepium on Ration based Ammoniated Rice Straw in Ruminant Feed to Decrease Methane Gas Production and to Improve Nutrient Digestibility (In-Vitro)

Zain

Putri

W.S.N

et al. 2020

Int. J. Adv. Sci. Eng. Inf. Technol.

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“…The use of forages preserved as silage is a common practice in sheep farming. However, little research has been done on the potential influence of silages produced with old man saltbush (Ben Salem et al, 2010), buffelgrass (ll et al, 2017, gliricidia (Oliveira et al, 2018) and pornunça (Lucena et al, 2018), which are adapted to the semi-arid environment, on the liver and kidney functions when offered in diets for small ruminants such as lambs. Such investigations are necessary, considering the possible toxic effects of plants caused by antinutritional factors, which affect animal health and production and, consequently, the economic and social condition of producers.…”

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Metabolic profile and histopathology of kidneys and liver of lambs fed silages of forages adapted to a semi-arid environment

Campos¹,

Carvalho²,

Santos³

et al. 2019

SA J. An. Sci.

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Thirty-two mixed-breed ram lambs (average age, 5.6 ± 0.4 months, and average live weight, 17.61 ± 2.63 kg) were used to evaluate the effect of diets containing silages of forages adapted to a semi-arid environment on the metabolic profile in serum and the histopathological assessment of liver and kidney tissues of the lambs. Lambs were allocated, in a completely randomised design, to four treatments (silage of old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lind), buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris), gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) and 'pornunça' (Manihot sp.). The feedlot period was 49 days, and animals were slaughtered at an average weight of 27 ± 4.6 kg. On the last day of the experiment, blood was collected from the jugular vein of all animals to measure the protein, metabolic and energy profiles of the lambs. At slaughter, kidney and liver samples were collected for histopathological examination. The consuming of the diet containing buffelgrass silage resulted in a significantly higher activity of alanine-aminotransferase (30.14 IU/L) and the concentrations of urea (44.25 mg/dL), creatinine (0.94 mg/dL) and albumin (4.48 g/dL) in serum. Diets containing gliricidia silage resulted in significantly higher gamma-glutamyl transferase activity (92.0 IU/L), while the diets with pornunça silage resulted in higher serum levels of triglycerides (37.85 mg/dL). The diets had no effect on aspartate-aminotransferase enzyme activity and total protein, cholesterol and globulin concentrations, or the albumin : globulin ratio in serum. Mild congestion, necrosis and foci of mineralisation were observed in the kidneys of animals fed diets containing old man saltbush (50%) and pornunça (25%) silages, and mild fatty degeneration and mild mononuclear inflammatory infiltrate in their livers. In conclusion, diets containing silages of forages that are adapted to semi-arid environments may be used for feeding lambs, given the absence of dysfunctioning plasmatic levels of liver enzymes and energy and protein profiles. Additionally, kidney failure was not observed in lambs fed these diets during the feedlot period.

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“…It is known that the main problem associated with legume silage is the high protein content and low soluble carbohydrate content 15 . Among the legumes, gliricidia is highlighted, emerging as an alternative feed for the herds of the semiarid region, with high production of dry matter, reaching 10.7 t/ha in the rainy season and 9.7 t/ha in the dry season, besides desirable nutritional characteristics, such as 30% dry matter and from 20 to 30% crude protein [16][17][18] . However, in the particular case of the gliricidia, some authors have demonstrated that the final pH values of their silages are always high 19,20 .The combination of cactus pear with gliricidia would be an alternative to achieve the desired final pH, by predominating the lactic fermentation to the detriment of the alcoholic fermentation, besides improving the silage nutritional characteristics, since the cactus pear shows high content of water-soluble carbohydrates, which are extremely important in the fermentation process.…”

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Mixed silages of cactus pear and gliricidia: chemical composition, fermentation characteristics, microbial population and aerobic stability

Brito

Santos

Araújo

et al. 2020

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The present study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, profile and fermentative losses, microbial population and the aerobic stability of mixed silages of cactus pear and gliricidia. the treatments corresponded to the addition levels of gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud), in the silages of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus indica Mill.), at ratios 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% gliricidia. The data were subjected to analysis of variance and regression to evaluate the effect of the addition levels of gliricidia. the average related to the opening days were compared by the tukey's test and the average hours of exposure to air were compared by the Student's t-test. the addition of gliricidia in cactus pear silage provided a linear increasing effect for pH, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), neutral detergent insoluble protein (NDIP), and increased aerobic stability (AS). The highest dry matter recovery was estimated in the silages with 58% gliricidia. Based on the fermentative, chemical composition and silage losses, all the silages tested were adequate. However, considering aerobic stability, the addition of at least 25% gliricidia is recommended to provide the animal a feed with important quality and high nutritional value.Both from the productive point of view of the palm and the conservation of the forage nutritional value, cactus pear ensilage would maximize the use of this forage resource, allowing farmers to create a new alternative for the conservation of feed rich in water and energy 1,2 . Cactus pear silage is even more valued for use in feeding ruminants in arid and semi-arid regions, that according to Souza et al. 3 and Borges et al. 4 the inclusion of cactus silage in the ruminant diet reduce water intake, and decrease human-animal competition for water in arid and semi-arid environments where water resources are limited. Furthermore, cactus pear silage allows harvesting of the entire palm planting, standardizing and increasing the regrowth capacity and hence productivity, besides reducing labour with harvest and periodic supply throughout the dry season.Despite some attributes unfavourable to silage, other characteristics of cactus pear as its bioactive compounds should be considered. The cladodes of the cactus pear are chemically modified structures, composed by chlorophyll and a large percentage of water internally, which exerts the photosynthetic functions of the leaves 5 , as well as the percentage of organic acids found in cladodes, which are oxalic, malic, citric, malonic, succinic and tartaric acid, the latter two being smaller 6 and showing great variation, especially when evaluated in relation to the planting site and cultural practices.Another aspect to be evaluated in the cactus pear ensiling process is related to its percentage of water soluble carbohydrates (WSC), since cactus pear is a forage rich in pectic polysaccharides 7 , i.e., esterified sugars with a high concentration of galactose, arabinose, xylose an...

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Effect of ensiling gliricidia with cassava on silage quality, growth performance, digestibility, ingestive behavior and carcass traits in lambs

Cited by 17 publications

References 35 publications

Effects of Supplementing Gliricidia Sepium on Ration based Ammoniated Rice Straw in Ruminant Feed to Decrease Methane Gas Production and to Improve Nutrient Digestibility (In-Vitro)

Effects of Supplementing Gliricidia Sepium on Ration based Ammoniated Rice Straw in Ruminant Feed to Decrease Methane Gas Production and to Improve Nutrient Digestibility (In-Vitro)

Metabolic profile and histopathology of kidneys and liver of lambs fed silages of forages adapted to a semi-arid environment

Mixed silages of cactus pear and gliricidia: chemical composition, fermentation characteristics, microbial population and aerobic stability

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