Effects of inclusion levels of banana (Musa spp.) peelings on feed degradability and rumen environment of cattle fed basal elephant grass

Abstract

The effect of feeding varying banana peeling (BP) levels on rumen environment and feed degradation characteristics was evaluated using three rumen fistulated steers in four treatments. The steers were fed BP at 0, 20, 40, and 60% levels of the daily ration with basal elephant grass (EG) to constitute four diets. Maize bran, cotton seed cake, and Gliricidia sepium were offered to make the diets iso-nitrogenous. The nylon bag technique was used to measure BP and EG dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) degradabilities at 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 h. Rumen fluid samples were collected to determine pH and volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations. Effective DM, CP, and NDF degradabilities of BP ranged between 574 and 807, 629-802, and 527-689 g/kg, respectively, being lower at higher BP levels. Elephant grass degradability behaved similarly with relatively high effective CP degradability (548-569 g/kg) but low effective DM and NDF degradability (381-403 and 336-373 g/kg, respectively). Rumen pH and VFA reduced with increasing BP in the diets. Rumen pH dropped to 5.8 and 5.9 at the 40 and 60% BP feeding levels, respectively. Banana peelings were better degraded than EG but higher BP levels negatively affected feed degradability and rumen environment.

Effects of Inclusion Levels of Sweet Potato Vine Silage on Feed Intake, Milk Production and Profitability of Lactating Crossbred Dairy Cows

“…The SPVS dry matter level of 226 g/kg is within the range reported by [5]. The high CP and dry matter levels of SPVS reported in this study make SPVS a viable feed resource and supplement for diets with low digestibility and limiting crude protein as reported elsewhere by [22]. However, highly fermentable diets require the inclusion of adequate amounts of fiber to reduce the risk of Means within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05).…”

Supplementation of overripe pulp extract and green peel extract or powder of banana fruit peel (musa. cavendish) to diets of neonatal dairy calves: Effects on haematological, immunological and performance characteristics

“…Different studies have been conducted on the effects of various parts of banana plant supplementation in humans, small and large laboratory animals, chickens and even in prawns. In these studies, the effects of adding banana meal to ration have been evaluated on health, growth performance, feeding behaviour, milk production, carcasses characteristics, haematological, biochemical and immunological factors, diseases like metabolic disorders and wound healing (Abel et al., 2015; Akinlolu et al., 2015; Atzingen et al., 2013; Idoko & Oladiji, 2014; Nambi‐Kasozi et al., 2016; Rattanavichai et al., 2015; Wu et al., 2015). In vitro studies also have been done for assessing the antimicrobial effects of bananas (Chabuck et al., 2013; Gregory et al., 2015; Marie‐Magdeleine et al., 2014; Mohsien, 2017; Neuwirt et al., 2015).…”