2010
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2010.90412
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Effects of Increasing Level of Dietary Rice Straw on Chewing Activity, Ruminal Fermentation and Fibrolytic Enzyme Activity in Growing Goats

Abstract: Effects of increasing dietary rice straw on chewing activity, ruminal fermentation, and fibrolytic enzyme activity in growing goats were investigated in a 4×4 Latin Square experiment. The goats were offered four diets with an increasing proportion of rice straw (i.e. 0.05, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.20, respectively, on dry matter basis). Increasing level of rice straw increased (P linear effect <0.05) the time spent on eating, ruminating, and chewing. The ruminal pH and acetate: propionate ratio were increased (P linea… Show more

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“…Rice is the most extensively grown cereal crop, the staple food in Sri Lanka, and an important traditional feed source for ruminants, providing a potential solution for dry season feed stress in the livestock industry (1). In Sri Lanka a large proportion of the harvested rice straw is used in the paper industry, and a small quantity of straw is used for the feeding and bedding of cattle and buffaloes; most of the straw is either ploughed in or burned directly on the field, which causes environmental pollution (2).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rice is the most extensively grown cereal crop, the staple food in Sri Lanka, and an important traditional feed source for ruminants, providing a potential solution for dry season feed stress in the livestock industry (1). In Sri Lanka a large proportion of the harvested rice straw is used in the paper industry, and a small quantity of straw is used for the feeding and bedding of cattle and buffaloes; most of the straw is either ploughed in or burned directly on the field, which causes environmental pollution (2).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%