Chestnut and mimosa tannin silages: Effects in sheep differ for apparent digestibility, nitrogen utilisation and losses

This paper reports effects of chestnut and mimosa tannins on N utilisation in sheep. Tannins were added to grass either at ensilage or incorporated into grass silage at feeding. The study used an 8 × 5 incomplete Latin Square design with eight mature wether sheep and five 21-day periods. Tannin addi...

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Published in:Animal feed science and technology 2010-05, Vol.157 (3), p.129-138
Main Authors: Deaville, E.R., Givens, D.I., Mueller-Harvey, I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal productions
Apparent digestibility
Biological and medical sciences
Castanea sativa
chestnuts
digestibility
Environmental losses
excretion
feces
feed additives
Feed and pet food industries
feed intake
feed rations
food animals
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Grass silage
Mimosa
N utilisation
neutral detergent fiber
nitrogen
nut crops
nutrient intake
nutrient management
sheep
sheep feeding
silage making
Tannins
Terrestrial animal productions
urine
Vertebrates
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Summary:This paper reports effects of chestnut and mimosa tannins on N utilisation in sheep. Tannins were added to grass either at ensilage or incorporated into grass silage at feeding. The study used an 8 × 5 incomplete Latin Square design with eight mature wether sheep and five 21-day periods. Tannin additions reduced in vivo apparent digestibilities of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM) and neutral detergent fibre (aNDFom) compared with the untreated control silage ( P
ISSN:0377-8401
1873-2216
DOI:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.02.007