Effect of tree foliage supplementation of tropical grass diet on in vitro digestibility and fermentation, microbial biomass synthesis and enteric methane production in ruminants

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of tree foliage species supplemented in ruminant diets based on Pennisetum purpureum on the in vitro digestibility and fermentation, microbial biomass synthesis and enteric methane production. Seven experimental diets were evaluated, includin...

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2019-05, Vol.51 (4), p.893-904
Main Authors: Albores-Moreno, S., Alayón-Gamboa, J. A., Miranda-Romero, L. A., Alarcón-Zúñiga, B., Jiménez-Ferrer, G., Ku-Vera, J. C., Piñeiro-Vázquez, A. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomass
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Butyric acid
Diet
Dietary supplements
Digestibility
Dry matter
Fermentation
Foliage
Gas production
Grasses
Leaves
Leucaena leucocephala
Life Sciences
Methane
Microorganisms
Oil and gas production
Organic matter
Piscidia piscipula
Propionic acid
Regular Articles
Synthesis
Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Zoology
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of tree foliage species supplemented in ruminant diets based on Pennisetum purpureum on the in vitro digestibility and fermentation, microbial biomass synthesis and enteric methane production. Seven experimental diets were evaluated, including a control treatment based on P. purpureum (PT) grass, and six additional treatments supplemented with 30.0% foliage from Neomillspaughia emargiata (NE), Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia (TA), Caesalpinia gaumeri (CG), Piscidia piscipula (PP), Leucaena leucocephala (LL) and Havardia albicans (HA). A randomised complete block design repeated in two periods (block) was used. The highest gas production ( P  
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-018-1772-7