Effects of probiotic supplementation to diets on apparent fibre digestibility in Indonesian thin-tailed rams

• Published in: Acta agriculturae Scandinavica. Section A, Animal science Animal science, 2020-10, Vol.69 (4), p.233-238
• Main Authors: Supratman, Hery, Ismiraj, M. Rifqi, Mayasari, Novi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: apparent fibre digestibility; Cellulose; Cellulose fibers; Diet; Dietary supplements; Digestibility; Hemicellulose; Probiotic powder; Probiotics; Rams; thin-tailed rams
• ISSN: 0906-4702; 1651-1972
• DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2020.1807594

This study investigated the effect of commercial probiotic supplementation in diet on apparent digestibility of forage fibre fractions, namely acid detergent fibre (ADF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), cellulose, and hemicellulose in Indonesian thin-tailed rams. Twenty Indonesian local rams (22 ± 0.7 kg of live weight) were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments. The treatments were the percentage of probiotic supplementation on basal diet: PP0 (control/basal diet with no probiotic supplementation); PP025 (basal diet with 0.25% probiotic); PP050 (basal diet with 0.50% probiotic); PP075 (basal diet with 0.75% probiotic). The calculated amount of probiotic is then mixed to the basal diet prior to supplying to the animals. Rams fed diet with 0.50% and 0.75% probiotic supplementation had higher ADF, NDF, and cellulose digestibility compared with other treatments. In conclusion, the supplementation 0.50% probiotic in the diet is beneficial to enhance forage fibre digestibility in rams without giving any negative effect on performance.