Effect of Species and Age on Nutrient Content and <i>in vitro</i> Digestibility of <i>Opuntia</i> spp.

Pinos-Rodríguez, J. M.; Duque-Briones, R.; Reyes-Agüero, Juan Antonio; Aguirre‐Rivera, Juan Rogelio; García-López, Juan Carlos; Muñoz, Sergio S. González

doi:10.1080/09712119.2006.9706816

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“…The IVDMD was quadratically affected by period, which is in agreement with Pinos-Rodríguez et al . (2006) who found a quadratic effect of growth on IVDMD. Tegegne (2001) found an IVDMD lower than the current values.…”

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Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of alternative feed resources for ruminants in Mediterranean climates: olive cake and cactus cladodes

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Olive cake (OC) and cactus cladodes (CCs) are two alternative feed resources widely available in Mediterranean areas. Their use in ruminant diets was assessed according to their chemical composition, secondary compound levels and digestibility. The effects of the olive oil extraction period and process, and CCs age and sampling period were evaluated. OC was collected monthly, from November to January, from mills using either a mechanical press or 2-phase or 3-phase centrifugation processes. CCs were collected fortnightly according to age (young and mature) from April to June. Two-phase OC had the lowest content of dry matter (DM), the highest nitrogen-free extract (NFE) and total and hydrolysable tannins and was more rapidly fermentable. Mechanical press OC was the least digestible. OC DM, protein and NFE were affected linearly by the extraction period. Gas production (GP), in vitro digestibility parameters and dry and organic enzymatic digestibility changed with the extraction period. Therefore, OC chemical composition and in vitro digestibility depended mainly on the extraction process and period. Compared to mature CCs , young CCs contained more water, protein, ether-extract and phenolic compounds, but less ash and fibre. GP and digestibility parameters were not affected by age, but in vitro organic matter digestibility and microbial biomass production were higher in young cladodes. CCs chemical composition, GP and digestibility parameters were influenced by the collection period. Due to its limited nutritional quality, OC should be enriched in nitrogen, while CCs could be considered as highly valuable forage in ruminant diet.

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Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of alternative feed resources for ruminants in Mediterranean climates: olive cake and cactus cladodes

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“…Opuntia spp. offer a high water content, high digestibility and significant amounts of energy [7,8]. In cladodes of the spineless cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica, the protein content ranges from 2.8-8% [7][8][9][10], the fat content ranges from 3.9-4.7 g/100 g DM [9] and the content of metabolisable energy ranges from 11.1-11.4 mj/kg DM [10], with some variation according to age and genotype.…”

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“…offer a high water content, high digestibility and significant amounts of energy [7,8]. In cladodes of the spineless cactus, Opuntia ficus-indica, the protein content ranges from 2.8-8% [7][8][9][10], the fat content ranges from 3.9-4.7 g/100 g DM [9] and the content of metabolisable energy ranges from 11.1-11.4 mj/kg DM [10], with some variation according to age and genotype. Opuntia adapts easily to poor-quality soils, withstands water shortages and high temperatures [11,12], and is widely distributed across Latin America, South Africa and the Mediterranean region [10,13].…”

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Intake of Spineless Cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica During Late Pregnancy Improves Progeny Performance in Underfed Sheep

Reyes

Hernandez

Nájera

et al. 2020

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The present study tested whether feeding ewes during the last third of pregnancy with cladodes of Opuntia (untreated or protein-enriched), as an alternative to alfalfa hay, would improve milk yield as well as the pre- and post-natal growth of their lambs. Sixty mature Rambouillet ewes and their progeny were randomly allocated among three nutritional treatments: (i) Control, fed alfalfa; (ii) Opuntia, fed untreated cladodes; (iii) E-Opuntia, fed protein-enriched cladodes (pre-treated with urea and ammonium sulphate). Birth weight did not differ among treatments (p > 0.05) but Control ewes produced more milk than both groups of Opuntia-fed ewes (p < 0.05). However, milk yield was not related to the growth of the progeny (p > 0.05) because lambs from E-Opuntia-fed ewes grew faster (p < 0.01) and were heavier at weaning (p < 0.05) than lambs from the other two groups. We conclude that Opuntia (with or without protein enrichment) can be used as an alternative to alfalfa hay for feeding ewes during the last third of pregnancy and therefore reduce production costs under extensive conditions in arid and semiarid regions. Moreover, protein-enriched Opuntia appears to improve postnatal lamb growth.

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“…Besides their use as food nutrients and forage, the OR cladodes have been well known in traditional medicine on the treatment of a variety of diseases, particularly diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia (Santos-Zea et al, 2011). Previous studies demonstrated that OR cladodes showed highnutrient content (Pinos-Rodr ıguez et al, 2006). Furthermore, Santos-Zea et al (2011) studied the phenolic, flavonoid and antioxidant contents of methanol extracts from OR cladode's flours, while Budinsky et al (2001) proved that the regular ingestion of OR prickly pear is able to significantly reduce the in vivo oxidation injury in a group of patients suffering from familial hypercholesterolaemia.…”

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Effect of extraction conditions on the antioxidant and antiglycation capacity of carbohydrates from Opuntia robusta cladodes

Chaouch

Hafsa

Rihouey

et al. 2016

Int J of Food Sci Tech

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The extraction and characterisation of six crude polysaccharides from Opuntia robusta cladodes, as well as the assessment of their antioxidant and antiglycation activities in vitro, were examined. In this work, carbohydrates were extracted from defatted cladode's peels and pulps through a sequential extraction method in different aqueous medium (neutral, basic and chelating). The obtained polysaccharides were compared in terms of yield and physicochemical properties. Water-soluble extracts showed the highest yield, while peel's chelating-soluble extract gave high galacturonic acid content. Preliminary antioxidant in vitro tests suggested that peel's chelating-soluble extract presented the highest scavenging activity towards DPPH free radicals and inhibition of linoleic acid peroxidation. Furthermore, all extracted polysaccharides showed good potential in inhibiting the nonenzymatic glycation reaction, particularly on the first 3 days of incubation. The obtained results suggested that Opuntia robusta extracts could be explored as natural antioxidant, especially those extracted with chelating agent.

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Effect of Species and Age on Nutrient Content and in vitro Digestibility of Opuntia spp.

Abstract: Effect of species and age an nutrient content and digestibility a€ Opuntia spp. J.

Cited by 11 publications

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Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of alternative feed resources for ruminants in Mediterranean climates: olive cake and cactus cladodes

Chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of alternative feed resources for ruminants in Mediterranean climates: olive cake and cactus cladodes

Intake of Spineless Cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica During Late Pregnancy Improves Progeny Performance in Underfed Sheep

Effect of extraction conditions on the antioxidant and antiglycation capacity of carbohydrates from Opuntia robusta cladodes

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