Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential

BACKGROUND Smallholders in the tropics depend on local protein supplements to balance pig diets. Thus, various tropical forage legumes are a potential feeding option. Ensiling allows converting forages into a ready-to-feed-out choice, but the lactic acid fermentation may influence various (anti)nutr...

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Main Authors: Martens, Siriwan D., Hoedtke, Sandra, Ávila, Patricia, Heinritz, Sonja, Zeyner, Annette
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42151
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author Martens, Siriwan D.
Hoedtke, Sandra
Ávila, Patricia
Heinritz, Sonja
Zeyner, Annette
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Hoedtke, Sandra
Martens, Siriwan D.
Zeyner, Annette
Ávila, Patricia
author_facet Martens, Siriwan D.
Hoedtke, Sandra
Ávila, Patricia
Heinritz, Sonja
Zeyner, Annette
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description BACKGROUND Smallholders in the tropics depend on local protein supplements to balance pig diets. Thus, various tropical forage legumes are a potential feeding option. Ensiling allows converting forages into a ready-to-feed-out choice, but the lactic acid fermentation may influence various (anti)nutritional components. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of sucrose (SU) and a tropical Lactobacillus plantarum strain (LAB) as ensiling treatments (control, SU, LAB, LAB + SU) on the potential nutrient availability of 10 forage legume species. RESULTS Ensiling commonly reduced antinutritional compounds such as tannins (by 49–84%) and trypsin inhibitory activity (by 74–78%), as well as oxalic acid (by 51–100%). An improved potential absorbability of protein and minerals for pigs is thus inferred. There was no major loss in total amino acids. In general, the species effect was stronger than the treatment effect. A clear effect of the treatments SU, LAB and LAB + SU over all 10 forage species was only observed for oxalic acid, single amino acids and trypsin inhibitory activity. CONCLUSION Ensiling is a viable option to enhance nutrient utilization of tropical forages for pigs. Species-specific treatment of forage legumes is recommended. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry
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spelling CGSpace421512024-03-03T19:19:11Z Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential Martens, Siriwan D. Hoedtke, Sandra Ávila, Patricia Heinritz, Sonja Zeyner, Annette feed crops animal feeding swine food science biotechnology BACKGROUND Smallholders in the tropics depend on local protein supplements to balance pig diets. Thus, various tropical forage legumes are a potential feeding option. Ensiling allows converting forages into a ready-to-feed-out choice, but the lactic acid fermentation may influence various (anti)nutritional components. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of sucrose (SU) and a tropical Lactobacillus plantarum strain (LAB) as ensiling treatments (control, SU, LAB, LAB + SU) on the potential nutrient availability of 10 forage legume species. RESULTS Ensiling commonly reduced antinutritional compounds such as tannins (by 49–84%) and trypsin inhibitory activity (by 74–78%), as well as oxalic acid (by 51–100%). An improved potential absorbability of protein and minerals for pigs is thus inferred. There was no major loss in total amino acids. In general, the species effect was stronger than the treatment effect. A clear effect of the treatments SU, LAB and LAB + SU over all 10 forage species was only observed for oxalic acid, single amino acids and trypsin inhibitory activity. CONCLUSION Ensiling is a viable option to enhance nutrient utilization of tropical forages for pigs. Species-specific treatment of forage legumes is recommended. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry 2014-04 2013-08-18T14:42:59Z 2013-08-18T14:42:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42151 en Limited Access Wiley Martens SD, Hoedtke S, Avila P, Heinritz S, Zeyner A. 2013. Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 94(6):1107–1115.
spellingShingle feed crops
animal feeding
swine
food science
biotechnology
Martens, Siriwan D.
Hoedtke, Sandra
Ávila, Patricia
Heinritz, Sonja
Zeyner, Annette
Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential
title Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential
title_full Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential
title_fullStr Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential
title_full_unstemmed Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential
title_short Effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes, and implications for their pig feeding potential
title_sort effect of ensiling treatment on secondary compounds and amino acid profile of tropical forage legumes and implications for their pig feeding potential
topic feed crops
animal feeding
swine
food science
biotechnology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42151
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