Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility

This study aims to evaluate the nutritive value of Ajuga iva (A. iva) harvested from three distinct altitude regions in Tunisia (Dougga, Mograne, and Nabeul). The chemical composition, phenolic concentration, gas production, and in vitro dry matter (DM) digestibility were determined. The highest con...

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Autores principales: Ammar, Hajer, Kholif, Ahmed, Soltan, Yosra, Almadani, Mohammad, Soufan, Walid, Morsy, Amr, Ouerghemmi, Saloua, Chahine, Mireille, de Haro Marti, Mario, Hassan, Sawsan, Selmi, Houcine, Horst, Egon, López Puente, Secundino
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128725
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author Ammar, Hajer
Kholif, Ahmed
Soltan, Yosra
Almadani, Mohammad
Soufan, Walid
Morsy, Amr
Ouerghemmi, Saloua
Chahine, Mireille
de Haro Marti, Mario
Hassan, Sawsan
Selmi, Houcine
Horst, Egon
López Puente, Secundino
author_browse Almadani, Mohammad
Ammar, Hajer
Chahine, Mireille
Hassan, Sawsan
Horst, Egon
Kholif, Ahmed
López Puente, Secundino
Morsy, Amr
Ouerghemmi, Saloua
Selmi, Houcine
Soltan, Yosra
Soufan, Walid
de Haro Marti, Mario
author_facet Ammar, Hajer
Kholif, Ahmed
Soltan, Yosra
Almadani, Mohammad
Soufan, Walid
Morsy, Amr
Ouerghemmi, Saloua
Chahine, Mireille
de Haro Marti, Mario
Hassan, Sawsan
Selmi, Houcine
Horst, Egon
López Puente, Secundino
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description This study aims to evaluate the nutritive value of Ajuga iva (A. iva) harvested from three distinct altitude regions in Tunisia (Dougga, Mograne, and Nabeul). The chemical composition, phenolic concentration, gas production, and in vitro dry matter (DM) digestibility were determined. The highest concentrations of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) were for A. iva cultivated in Nabeul. In contrast, the highest crude protein (CP) concentration was observed in that cultivated in Mograne, and the lowest (p < 0.01) CP concentration was noted in that cultivated in Dougga. Additionally, the cultivation regions affected the concentrations of free-radical scavenging activity, total flavonoids, and total polyphenols (p < 0.01). The highest free-radical scavenging activity was observed with A. iva cultivated in Dougga and Mograne. The highest (p < 0.05) gas production rate and lag time were observed in A. iva cultivated in Mograne and Nabeul regions. DM digestibility differed between regions and methods of determination. The highest (p < 0.01) DM degradability, determined by the method of Tilley and Terry and the method of Van Soest et al., was for A. iva cultivated in Mograne and Dougga, while the lowest (p < 0.01) value was recorded for that cultivated in the Nabeul region. Likewise, metabolizable energy (ME) and protein digestibility values were higher for A. iva collected from Mograne region than that collected from the other sampling areas. In conclusion, the nutritive value of A. iva differed between regions. Therefore, care should be taken when developing recommendations for using A. iva in an entire region. Season- and region-specific feeding strategies for feeding A. iva are recommended.
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spelling CGSpace1287252026-01-14T02:17:19Z Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility Ammar, Hajer Kholif, Ahmed Soltan, Yosra Almadani, Mohammad Soufan, Walid Morsy, Amr Ouerghemmi, Saloua Chahine, Mireille de Haro Marti, Mario Hassan, Sawsan Selmi, Houcine Horst, Egon López Puente, Secundino chemical composition nutritive value goal 13 climate action climate adaptation and mitigation ajuga iva unconventional feeds phenolic growing conditions This study aims to evaluate the nutritive value of Ajuga iva (A. iva) harvested from three distinct altitude regions in Tunisia (Dougga, Mograne, and Nabeul). The chemical composition, phenolic concentration, gas production, and in vitro dry matter (DM) digestibility were determined. The highest concentrations of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) were for A. iva cultivated in Nabeul. In contrast, the highest crude protein (CP) concentration was observed in that cultivated in Mograne, and the lowest (p < 0.01) CP concentration was noted in that cultivated in Dougga. Additionally, the cultivation regions affected the concentrations of free-radical scavenging activity, total flavonoids, and total polyphenols (p < 0.01). The highest free-radical scavenging activity was observed with A. iva cultivated in Dougga and Mograne. The highest (p < 0.05) gas production rate and lag time were observed in A. iva cultivated in Mograne and Nabeul regions. DM digestibility differed between regions and methods of determination. The highest (p < 0.01) DM degradability, determined by the method of Tilley and Terry and the method of Van Soest et al., was for A. iva cultivated in Mograne and Dougga, while the lowest (p < 0.01) value was recorded for that cultivated in the Nabeul region. Likewise, metabolizable energy (ME) and protein digestibility values were higher for A. iva collected from Mograne region than that collected from the other sampling areas. In conclusion, the nutritive value of A. iva differed between regions. Therefore, care should be taken when developing recommendations for using A. iva in an entire region. Season- and region-specific feeding strategies for feeding A. iva are recommended. 2023-02-16T18:23:24Z 2023-02-16T18:23:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128725 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Ammar, H. Kholif, A. E. Soltan, Y. A. Almadani, M. I. Soufan, W. Morsy, A. S. Ouerghemmi, S. Chahine, M. de Haro Marti, M. E. Hassan, S. Selmi, H. Horst, E. H. Lopez, S. 2022. Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility. Agriculture 12, 1199.
spellingShingle chemical composition
nutritive value
goal 13 climate action
climate adaptation and mitigation
ajuga iva
unconventional feeds
phenolic
growing conditions
Ammar, Hajer
Kholif, Ahmed
Soltan, Yosra
Almadani, Mohammad
Soufan, Walid
Morsy, Amr
Ouerghemmi, Saloua
Chahine, Mireille
de Haro Marti, Mario
Hassan, Sawsan
Selmi, Houcine
Horst, Egon
López Puente, Secundino
Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility
title Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility
title_full Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility
title_fullStr Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility
title_full_unstemmed Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility
title_short Nutritive Value of Ajuga iva as a Pastoral Plant for Ruminants: Plant Phytochemicals and In Vitro Gas Production and Digestibility
title_sort nutritive value of ajuga iva as a pastoral plant for ruminants plant phytochemicals and in vitro gas production and digestibility
topic chemical composition
nutritive value
goal 13 climate action
climate adaptation and mitigation
ajuga iva
unconventional feeds
phenolic
growing conditions
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128725
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