Effects of supplementation of grass hay with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams

Effect of supplementation with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation pattern and microbial nitrogen supply was studied in sheep fed grass hay for 9 days. Diets consisted of hay alone (control); hay supplemented with tela atella (traditional brewery residue); katikala ate...

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Main Authors: Mekasha, Yoseph, Tegegne, Azage, Yami, A., Umunna, N.N., Nsahlai, I.V.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2003
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33183
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author Mekasha, Yoseph
Tegegne, Azage
Yami, A.
Umunna, N.N.
Nsahlai, I.V.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
Tegegne, Azage
Umunna, N.N.
Yami, A.
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Tegegne, Azage
Yami, A.
Umunna, N.N.
Nsahlai, I.V.
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description Effect of supplementation with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation pattern and microbial nitrogen supply was studied in sheep fed grass hay for 9 days. Diets consisted of hay alone (control); hay supplemented with tela atella (traditional brewery residue); katikala atella (liquor residue); lentil hull; rough pea hull and field pea hull. Thirty indigenous rams weighing 22.6±0.97 kg, were stratified into weight groups and randomly assigned to dietary treatments independently. Supplementation reduced (P<0.05) rumen pH, but improved (P<0.001) rumen ammonia, total VFA, microbial nitrogen supply (P<0.01) and microbial efficiency (P<0.05). Supplement types did not affect (P>0.05) rumen fermentation and microbial nitrogen supply, but showed difference (P<0.001) for propionate and butyrate concentrations. Type of atella supplements showed variation, whereby rumen pH was low (P<0.05), but rumen ammonia, VFA, molar proportions of acetate, propionate and butyrate were high (P<0.001) for katikala atella compared to tela atella. Lentil hull had higher (P<0.01) rumen ammonia concentration, microbial nitrogen supply and microbial efficiency than other pulse hull supplements. It was concluded that both atella and pulse hulls have potential as supplements for ruminants. More specifically lentil hull and katikala atella seemed to be superior in their diverse nutritive characteristics among the supplements studied.
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spelling CGSpace331832024-05-01T08:16:44Z Effects of supplementation of grass hay with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams Mekasha, Yoseph Tegegne, Azage Yami, A. Umunna, N.N. Nsahlai, I.V. rams grasses hay supplements attalea agroindustry byproducts nitrogen rumen digestion microbial proteins pulses hulls Effect of supplementation with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation pattern and microbial nitrogen supply was studied in sheep fed grass hay for 9 days. Diets consisted of hay alone (control); hay supplemented with tela atella (traditional brewery residue); katikala atella (liquor residue); lentil hull; rough pea hull and field pea hull. Thirty indigenous rams weighing 22.6±0.97 kg, were stratified into weight groups and randomly assigned to dietary treatments independently. Supplementation reduced (P<0.05) rumen pH, but improved (P<0.001) rumen ammonia, total VFA, microbial nitrogen supply (P<0.01) and microbial efficiency (P<0.05). Supplement types did not affect (P>0.05) rumen fermentation and microbial nitrogen supply, but showed difference (P<0.001) for propionate and butyrate concentrations. Type of atella supplements showed variation, whereby rumen pH was low (P<0.05), but rumen ammonia, VFA, molar proportions of acetate, propionate and butyrate were high (P<0.001) for katikala atella compared to tela atella. Lentil hull had higher (P<0.01) rumen ammonia concentration, microbial nitrogen supply and microbial efficiency than other pulse hull supplements. It was concluded that both atella and pulse hulls have potential as supplements for ruminants. More specifically lentil hull and katikala atella seemed to be superior in their diverse nutritive characteristics among the supplements studied. 2003-10 2013-07-03T05:26:11Z 2013-07-03T05:26:11Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33183 en Limited Access Elsevier Small Ruminant Research;50(1-2): 141-151
spellingShingle rams
grasses
hay
supplements
attalea
agroindustry
byproducts
nitrogen
rumen digestion
microbial proteins
pulses
hulls
Mekasha, Yoseph
Tegegne, Azage
Yami, A.
Umunna, N.N.
Nsahlai, I.V.
Effects of supplementation of grass hay with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams
title Effects of supplementation of grass hay with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams
title_full Effects of supplementation of grass hay with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams
title_fullStr Effects of supplementation of grass hay with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams
title_full_unstemmed Effects of supplementation of grass hay with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams
title_short Effects of supplementation of grass hay with non-conventional agro-industrial by-products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams
title_sort effects of supplementation of grass hay with non conventional agro industrial by products on rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial nitrogen supply in rams
topic rams
grasses
hay
supplements
attalea
agroindustry
byproducts
nitrogen
rumen digestion
microbial proteins
pulses
hulls
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33183
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