Effect of Mulberry leaf pellet (MUP) supplementation on rumen fermentation and nutrient digestibility in beef cattle fed on rice straw-based diets

This study was designed to determine the effect of mulberry leaf pellets (MUP) on feed intake, digestibility and rumen fermentation in beef cattle. Four ruminal fistulated crossbred (Brahman×Thai native) beef cattle (420±15kg) were randomly assigned according to a 4×4 Latin square design. The dietar...

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Published in:Animal feed science and technology 2012-07, Vol.175 (1-2), p.8-15
Main Authors: Huyen, N.T., Wanapat, M., Navanukraw, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Biological and medical sciences
Digestibility
Feed and pet food industries
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Mulberry leaf pellet
Oryza sativa
Rice straw
Rumen fermentation
Ruminants
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Summary:This study was designed to determine the effect of mulberry leaf pellets (MUP) on feed intake, digestibility and rumen fermentation in beef cattle. Four ruminal fistulated crossbred (Brahman×Thai native) beef cattle (420±15kg) were randomly assigned according to a 4×4 Latin square design. The dietary treatments were as follows; T1=0g MUP/day; T2=200g MUP/day; T3=400g MUP/day; and T4=600g MUP/day. All animals were kept in individual pen and concentrate was offered at 5g/kg of body weight (BW) daily. The experiment was conducted for four periods, and each period lasted for 21 days. During the first 14 days, all animals were fed with respective diets and rice straw was fed ad libitum. During the last 7 days, the animals were moved to metabolism crates for total urine and fecal collection. The results of this finding revealed that rice straw and total dry matter intakes were increased (P
ISSN:0377-8401
1873-2216
DOI:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.03.020