Rice bran as a supplement to elephant grass for cattle and buffalo in Indonesia: 1. Feed intake, utilization and growth rates

Moran, James

doi:10.1017/s0021859600035498

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“…Fat in the rumen appears to inhibit fibre degradation (Harfoot, Crouchman, Noble and Moore, 1974), and may be toxic to cellulolytic bacteria (El Hag and Miller, 1972). This finding is in agreement with that of Moran (1983) who observed a reduction in consumption and digestibility of elephant grass when rice bran was given. In the current study voluntary intake of grass hay was reduced in diets supplemented with RP (P < 0-05), there being no significant differences between levels of RP.…”

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Rice polishings as an alternative to sugar cane molasses as a supplement with urea to low-quality forage diets for ruminants

Garcia

Newbold²,

Galbraith

et al. 1993

Anim. Sci.

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Garcia, D. C., Newbold, J., Galbraith, H., Topps, J. H., Chen, X. B., Rooke, J. A. (1993). Rice polishings as an alternative to sugar cane molasses as a supplement with urea to low-quality forage diets for ruminants. Animal Production, 56 (1), 85-92.The effect of including 14 g urea with either 75 g dry matter (DM) from sugar cane molasses (UM) or Colombian rice polishings (RP) at three levels, 68 (RP1), 137 (RP2) or 203 (RP3) g DM on grass hay DM intake and on rumen fermentation was investigated. An incomplete Latin-square design was used and each experimental period was divided into 12 days for adaptation to each diet followed by 9 days in metabolism cages when all measurements were made using five adult sheep. Pooled mean values for rumen metabolites (five samples per day) were calculated. Rumen pH was not affected by the nature of the supplements. Concentrations of volatile fatty acids (VFA) (UM 92.8, RP1 84.2, RP2 86.4, and RP3 84.0 (s.e.d. 3.4) mmol/l) and lactate (UM 2.0, RP1 1.6, RP2 1.7, RP3 1.8 (s.e.d. 0.014) mmol/l) (UM v. RP, P <0.05 and P <0.10 respectively) were lower when RP were given, while concentration of branched and longer chain VFA (26.5, 34.0, 31 .1 and 33.5 (s.e.d. 1.6) mmol/mol total VFA, UM v. RP, P <0.01) and ammonia (98, 131, 141, 137 (s.e.d. 16.1) mg/l, UM v. RP, P <0.05) were increased. Numbers of rumen protozoa (1.6, 3.2, 2.7, 3.3 (s.e.d. 0.75) X 10(5) per ml, UM v. RP, P <0.10) tended to be higher 2 h after feeding when RP rather than UM were given. However, hay DM intake (1050, 960, 960, 880 (s.e.d. 45.3) g/day, UM v. RP, P <0.05), and microbial protein supply (11.7, 9.3, 11.1, 10.8 (s.e.d. 0.59) g N per day, UM v. RP, P <0.05), estimated from urinary purine excretion were reduced by feeding RP instead of UM. At the levels of inclusion tested RP did not increase the efficiency of rumen fermentation and were not as effective a supplement with urea as was molasses for a low-quality forage diet.Peer reviewe

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Rice polishings as an alternative to sugar cane molasses as a supplement with urea to low-quality forage diets for ruminants

Garcia

Newbold²,

Galbraith

et al. 1993

Anim. Sci.

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“…Some authors also reported higher feed intake (Moran et al . 1979; Moran 1983), while other authors found significantly lower DMI for buffalo species (Grant et al . 1974a).…”

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Comparison of feed intake, digestibility and fattening performance of Brahman grade cattle (Bos indicus) and crossbred water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Lapitan

Barrio

Katsube

et al. 2004

Animal Science Journal

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Twenty growing crossbred cattle and crossbred water buffalo (carabao) with an average age of 22 (18–24 months) months were equally distributed into two treatment groups according to species. The animals were fed with the same ration made up of corn silage (50%) + wet brewer's spent grain (30%) + concentrate mixture (20%), and their fattening performance was monitored. The digestibilities of the different nutrients were likewise determined. The economics of raising the animals under intensive production system was calculated. Species differences did not influence total dry matter intake of the animals, when expressed as percentage of the bodyweight and per metabolic body size. There were no significant differences in digestion coefficients of the different nutrients, except for crude protein in crossbred water buffalo and crossbred cattle, although the digestibility of dry matter, organic matter and nitrogen free extract tended to be high in the former than in the latter. Likewise, average daily gain (ADG) was similar, although crossbred water buffalo had numerically higher ADG (828.6 vs 785.5 g) than crossbred cattle during the 6 months feeding. During the first 3 months of feeding (1–90 days), the ADG of crossbred water buffalo was 1066.1 g compared to 940.1 g for crossbred cattle. From 91 to 180 days, the crossbred cattle had slightly higher ADG (630.1 vs 591.1 g) but also the difference was not significant. The return above feed cost was comparable for crossbred cattle and crossbred water buffalo during the first 90 days of feeding. However, extending the feeding period from 91 to 180 days, income over feed cost was higher (P < 0.05) for crossbred cattle by PhP 5.3/kg gain than crossbred water buffalo. Results showed that crossbred water buffalo could attain similar growth rate with that of crossbred cattle under intensive system, when fed with high quality feed materials.

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“…Verano and lablab), while cattle consumed more Rhodes grass than the buffalo did. Likewise, Moran (1983) in their experiment found that the buffalo had higher intake than cattle when fed elephant grass. In contrast, some workers found a similar DMI between cattle and buffalo (Abdullah et al .…”

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Comparison of fattening performance in Brahman grade cattle (Bos indicus) and crossbred water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) fed on high roughage diet

Lapitan¹,

Barrio²,

Katsube

et al. 2008

Animal Science Journal

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The objective of this study was to compare the fattening performance in Brahman grade cattle (crossbred cattle) and crossbred water buffalo at the same young age and fed with high roughage based fattening rations in the Philippines. Ten crossbred cattle and 10 crossbred water buffalo, aged between 18 and 24 months old were used in this experiment. The animals were fed diets consisting of 85% Napier or Para grass and 15% concentrate mixture (CM) on a dry matter (DM) basis. The grass, total DM intake and bodyweight gain were significantly (P < 0.01) higher for the crossbred water buffalo than for the cattle. There was no species significant difference in the digestion coefficient and feed conversion rate between the crossbred cattle and water buffalo. The return over feed cost for fattening was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the crossbred water buffalo than in the cattle. These results clearly indicate that under high roughage-based fattening rations, young crossbred water buffalo are better able to utilize the roughage and they perform better in terms of feed intake and live weight gains than the crossbred cattle in the Philippines.

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Rice bran as a supplement to elephant grass for cattle and buffalo in Indonesia: 1. Feed intake, utilization and growth rates

Cited by 16 publications

References 5 publications

Rice polishings as an alternative to sugar cane molasses as a supplement with urea to low-quality forage diets for ruminants

Rice polishings as an alternative to sugar cane molasses as a supplement with urea to low-quality forage diets for ruminants

Comparison of feed intake, digestibility and fattening performance of Brahman grade cattle (Bos indicus) and crossbred water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Comparison of fattening performance in Brahman grade cattle (Bos indicus) and crossbred water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) fed on high roughage diet

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