Feed Quality and Feeding Level Effects on Faecal Composition in East African Cattle Farming Systems

Ali, Asep Indra Munawar; Wassie, Shimels Eshete; Joergensen, Rainer Georg; Korir, Daniel; Goopy, John P.; Butterbach‐Bahl, Klaus; Merbold, Lutz; Dickhoefer, Uta; Schlecht, Eva

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“…The difference in body weight change and average daily gain observed in this study could be attributed to differences in daily DM and CP intake and the digestibility of the respective treatment diets [28]. Feed conversion efficiency (FCE) significantly(P>0.001) between the dietary treatments.…”

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The Effect of Momordica foetida Inclusion on Feed Intake, Digestibility, Growth Performance and Economic Efficiency of Bonga Sheep Fed on Desho (Pedicellatium glocifolium) Grass Hay as a Basal Diet

Zeleke,

Yebo,

Ejeta

et al. 2023

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This experiment examined the effect of feeding graded levels of Momordica foetida leaf (MFL) as a substitute for Noug Seed Cake (NSC) on feed intake, digestibility, growth performance, and economic efficiency. Forty-two yearling lambs (16.1±0.6 kg) were randomly allotted to six dietary treatment groups for 90 days feeding trial followed by ten days digestibility trial. Treatments were T1(Control) = adlibitum PG (Pennisetum glaucifolium) + 449.3gm WB (Wheat Bran), T2 = 449.3gm WB + 100% MFL; T3 = 449.3gm WB + 75% MFL + 25% NSC; T4 = 449.3gm WB + 50% MFL + 50% NSC; T5 = 449.3gm WB + 25% MFL + 75% NSC; T6 = PG + 449.3gm WB + 0% MFL + 100% NSC. Data were analyzed using SAS's General Linear Model (GLM) procedures (version 9.4, 2019). The result indicates that the increasing level of MFL had no significant effect on basal dry matter intake. The apparent digestibility of DM was higher (P<0.001) in T1 (60.5%) and T6 (62.5%); a higher (P<0.001) average daily gain was recorded for animals in T6 (171.0g/d). The cost-benefit analysis revealed that T5 has a good and optimum final body weight gain (30.5kg), 765.5 ET/head total return, and 381.1 ETB/head net return. It was concluded that 25% inclusion of MFL in the diet increases nutrient intake, weight gain and economic efficiency in Bonga sheep.

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The Effect of Momordica foetida Inclusion on Feed Intake, Digestibility, Growth Performance and Economic Efficiency of Bonga Sheep Fed on Desho (Pedicellatium glocifolium) Grass Hay as a Basal Diet

Zeleke,

Yebo,

Ejeta

et al. 2023

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“…The high proportion of supplementary feeding, however, appears to be barely sufficient to meet the maintenance energy requirements of livestock. Given that very low feed intake levels further reduce OMD in the rumen physiologically [64][65][66]-even when extra protein is added [67]-it can be assumed that both the forage quantity and quality of communal rangelands from the selected sites are extremely poor. This assumption was validated by Lamega et al [37] in forage and feed value analyses from other communal rangelands in Limpopo.…”

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Drought-Induced Challenges and Different Responses by Smallholder and Semicommercial Livestock Farmers in Semiarid Limpopo, South Africa—An Indicator-Based Assessment

2022

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Increased seasonal climatic variability is a major contributor to uncertainty in livestock-based livelihoods across Southern Africa. Erratic rainfall patterns and prolonged droughts have resulted in the region being identified as a climate ‘vulnerability hotspot’. Based on fieldwork conducted in the dry seasons in a semiarid region of South Africa, we present an interdisciplinary approach to assess the differential effects of drought on two types of livestock systems. Organic matter digestibility, faecal crude protein, C/N ratio and the natural abundance of faecal 15N and 13C isotopes were used as ecophysiological feed quality indicators between smallholder and semicommercial systems. These measurements were complemented with qualitative surveys. In a novel approach, we tested the potential of the isotopic signature to predict feed quality and present a significant relationship between organic matter digestibility and isotopic ratios. Indicators assessed smallholder feed quality to be significantly higher than semicommercial feed. However, animals from semicommercial farms were in significantly better condition than those from smallholding farms. Differential access to feed resources suggests that a complex feed–water–land nexus pushes smallholders into high reliance on off-farm supplements to bridge drought-induced feed deficits. The paper thus offers a contribution to intersectional work on drought effects on livestock keepers of semiarid South Africa and illustrates how ecophysiological indicators mirror socioeconomic differences.

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“…On the whole, the higher microbial abundance in the large intestine may be related to feed digestion and the intestinal environment. Most of the feed entering the large intestine is excreted out of the animal body as feces, which contain a large amount of undigested cellulose and organic acids [ 50 ]. Moreover, the longer residence time of feed in the large intestine is also conducive to the proliferation of these anaerobic microorganisms.…”

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Research on the Gut Microbiota of Hainan Black Goat

Zhi

Tang

Yang

et al. 2022

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The intestine of animals is a complex micro-ecosystem containing a large number of microbiomes, which is essential for the host’s health development. The Hainan black goat with good resistance and adaptability is a unique species in Hainan, China. These unique physiological characteristics are inseparable from their intestinal microbiota. In this study, high-throughput sequencing was used to investigate bacterial communities in different segments of the intestinal tract of Hainan black goat. The results showed that the indices of Chao1 and ACE in the cecum and colon were significantly greater than those in the ileum (p = 0.007, 0.018). According to PCoA, the intestinal flora composition of the cecum and colon is almost equivalent. In contexts of the phylum, Firmicutes, Bacteroidota, and Pseudomonadota were the dominant phyla in the gut of the Hainan black goat. While in context of the genus, the dominant groups in the gut of black goats mainly include Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005, Bacteroides, Paeniclostridium, Christensenellaceae_R-7_group, Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, and Eubacterium coprostanoligenes _group, Prevotella_1, they have different proportions in different intestinal segments. The gut microbiota of Hainan black goat is mainly Firmicutes, Bacteroidota, and Pseudomonadota. Influenced by the intestinal location where they colonize, the large intestine has a more complex intestinal flora than the small intestine. In contrast, there are only minor differences between the caecum and the colon in the large intestine.

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Feed Quality and Feeding Level Effects on Faecal Composition in East African Cattle Farming Systems

Cited by 9 publications

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The Effect of <em>Momordica foetida</em> Inclusion on Feed Intake, Digestibility, Growth Performance and Economic Efficiency of Bonga Sheep Fed on <em>Desho</em> (<em>Pedicellatium glocifolium</em>) Grass Hay as a Basal Diet

The Effect of <em>Momordica foetida</em> Inclusion on Feed Intake, Digestibility, Growth Performance and Economic Efficiency of Bonga Sheep Fed on <em>Desho</em> (<em>Pedicellatium glocifolium</em>) Grass Hay as a Basal Diet

Drought-Induced Challenges and Different Responses by Smallholder and Semicommercial Livestock Farmers in Semiarid Limpopo, South Africa—An Indicator-Based Assessment

Research on the Gut Microbiota of Hainan Black Goat

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