Effect of method of processing foliage of Acacia mangium and inclusion of bamboo charcoal in the diet on performance of growing goats

Effects of dietary bamboo charcoal powder including vinegar liquid on chicken performance and histological alterations of intestine

“…Bamboo charcoal is known to have about 4 times more cavities, 3 times more mineral content and 4 times better absorption rate (Zhao et al, 2008). Goats fed a diet containing 0.5 g of bamboo charcoal per kg of body weight grew faster than the controls (Van et al, 2006). On the other hand, acetic acid is also main component of bamboo vinegar liquid.…”

Growth and carcass characteristics of male Sahelian goats fed leaves or pods of Pterocarpus lucens or Acacia senegal

“…The inclusion of tree foliages in diets for cattle and sheep given low quality forages or grazing tropical pastures has been shown to improve both production per head and production per hectare (Leng, 1997) and their potential as by-pass protein to increase the productivity of ruminants has been demonstrated by several authors for cattle, sheep and goats (Norton 1998; Van et al, 2006). Moreover, anthelmintic properties have been reported in many browse plants (Hammond et al, 1997).…”

“…However, with a limited amount of bran, as in the present diet, this browse can serve to maintain animals in the dry season. Assessment of the tannin content of this browse and investigation of a possible processing technique that could improve the digestion, such as utilization of polyethylene glycol, clay or charcoal to reduce the antinutritional effects of tannin (Van et al, 2006;Gilboa et al, 2000) could be advantageous. P. lucens is available in the area and the pods are consumed only when the preferred browses are lacking.…”

Carbon‐based stock feed additives: a research methodology that explores ecologically delivered C biosequestration, alongside live weights, feed use efficiency, soil nutrient retention, and perennial fodder plantations

“…The mechanism for this improvement is the ‘detannification’ of vegetative species (such as Acacia spp.) to increase the available protein 2, 3. In the process of researching the addition of small amounts of biochar to the diet of grazing animals, the opportunity arises to simultaneously investigate the reported capacity and magnitude of the ecologically delivered biochar to: biosequester C; biologically immobilise inorganic nitrogen; retain soil nitrogen; reduce soil acidity; and adsorb dissolved ammonium, nitrates, phosphate, as well as hydrophobic organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils 4–10.…”