Gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin-containing legumes, alfalfa and their mixtures

The aim of this study was to determine in vitro ruminal degradability and gas production kinetics of sainfoin (Onobrichis viciifolia; SF), birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus; BFT), alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.; ALF) and their binary or trinary mixtures using the gas production technique. The propo...

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Autores principales: Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo, Lobón Ascaso, Sandra, Villalba, Juan Jose
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Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5269
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840119301968
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.05.008
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author Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo
Lobón Ascaso, Sandra
Villalba, Juan Jose
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description The aim of this study was to determine in vitro ruminal degradability and gas production kinetics of sainfoin (Onobrichis viciifolia; SF), birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus; BFT), alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.; ALF) and their binary or trinary mixtures using the gas production technique. The proportions in the mixtures represented: (1) those selected by lambs in a free-choice experiment (70:30 and 50:35:15 ratios for binary and trinary combinations, respectively), or (2) equal proportions (50:50 or 33:33:33 ratios for binary or trinary mixtures, respectively). Organic matter digestibility was greater in ALF and BFT than in SF (0.791 and 0.796 vs 0.751; P < 0.05) and this variable decreased as the proportion of SF in the binary mixtures increased. ALF showed greater (P < 0.05) gas production rates (RMax = 17.7 ml h−1) than BFT (16.5 ml h−1) or SF (12.9 ml h−1), reaching half of the asymptote of gas production (Parameter B = 7.3, 7.0 and 9.5 h, respectively) and maximum gas production rates at earlier times (2.4, 2.6 and 3.0 h, respectively; P < 0.05). The potential gas production (Parameter A) was ALF (210.6 ml) > SF (198.3 ml) > BFT (187.6 ml) (P < 0.05), and gas production rates decreased relative to pure ALF as the proportions of SF or BFT increased in the mixtures (P < 0.05). The presence of two or three species in the substrate did not lead to positive associative effects. Nevertheless, lambs’ preferred mixtures exhibited greater gas production rates and lower times to reach half potential gas production than mixtures formed with equal parts of each of the species (P < 0.05). Thus, mixing alfalfa with sainfoin and/or birdsfoot trefoil in a diet at a 70:30 ratio may allow sheep to maintain fermentability values as high as pure alfalfa while ingesting a diverse diet with some bioactives (e.g., condensed tannins) that provide benefits to the internal environment such as reduced bloat and ammonia formation in the rumen, as well as advantages related to dietary diversity in generalist herbivores like improvements in food intake due to reductions in sensory-specific satiety.
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spelling INTA52692024-12-23T13:48:27Z Gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin-containing legumes, alfalfa and their mixtures Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo Lobón Ascaso, Sandra Villalba, Juan Jose Leguminosas Medicago Sativa Onobrychis viciifolia Taninos Experimentación in Vitro Digestibilidad Legumes Tannins In Vitro Experimentation Digestibility Alfalfa Producción de Gas Sainfoin The aim of this study was to determine in vitro ruminal degradability and gas production kinetics of sainfoin (Onobrichis viciifolia; SF), birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus; BFT), alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.; ALF) and their binary or trinary mixtures using the gas production technique. The proportions in the mixtures represented: (1) those selected by lambs in a free-choice experiment (70:30 and 50:35:15 ratios for binary and trinary combinations, respectively), or (2) equal proportions (50:50 or 33:33:33 ratios for binary or trinary mixtures, respectively). Organic matter digestibility was greater in ALF and BFT than in SF (0.791 and 0.796 vs 0.751; P < 0.05) and this variable decreased as the proportion of SF in the binary mixtures increased. ALF showed greater (P < 0.05) gas production rates (RMax = 17.7 ml h−1) than BFT (16.5 ml h−1) or SF (12.9 ml h−1), reaching half of the asymptote of gas production (Parameter B = 7.3, 7.0 and 9.5 h, respectively) and maximum gas production rates at earlier times (2.4, 2.6 and 3.0 h, respectively; P < 0.05). The potential gas production (Parameter A) was ALF (210.6 ml) > SF (198.3 ml) > BFT (187.6 ml) (P < 0.05), and gas production rates decreased relative to pure ALF as the proportions of SF or BFT increased in the mixtures (P < 0.05). The presence of two or three species in the substrate did not lead to positive associative effects. Nevertheless, lambs’ preferred mixtures exhibited greater gas production rates and lower times to reach half potential gas production than mixtures formed with equal parts of each of the species (P < 0.05). Thus, mixing alfalfa with sainfoin and/or birdsfoot trefoil in a diet at a 70:30 ratio may allow sheep to maintain fermentability values as high as pure alfalfa while ingesting a diverse diet with some bioactives (e.g., condensed tannins) that provide benefits to the internal environment such as reduced bloat and ammonia formation in the rumen, as well as advantages related to dietary diversity in generalist herbivores like improvements in food intake due to reductions in sensory-specific satiety. EEA Bordenave Fil: Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bordenave; Argentina. Utah State University. Quinney College of Natural Resources. Department of Wildland Resources; Estados Unidos Fil: Lobón Ascaso, Sandra. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón. Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA); España Fil: Villalba, Juan Jose. Utah State University. Quinney College of Natural Resources. Department of Wildland Resources; Estados Unidos 2019-06-06T15:06:24Z 2019-06-06T15:06:24Z 2019-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5269 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840119301968 0377-8401 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.05.008 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Animal Feed Science and Technology 253 : 56-64 (June 2019)
spellingShingle Leguminosas
Medicago Sativa
Onobrychis viciifolia
Taninos
Experimentación in Vitro
Digestibilidad
Legumes
Tannins
In Vitro Experimentation
Digestibility
Alfalfa
Producción de Gas
Sainfoin
Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo
Lobón Ascaso, Sandra
Villalba, Juan Jose
Gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin-containing legumes, alfalfa and their mixtures
title Gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin-containing legumes, alfalfa and their mixtures
title_full Gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin-containing legumes, alfalfa and their mixtures
title_fullStr Gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin-containing legumes, alfalfa and their mixtures
title_full_unstemmed Gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin-containing legumes, alfalfa and their mixtures
title_short Gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin-containing legumes, alfalfa and their mixtures
title_sort gas production kinetics and in vitro degradability of tannin containing legumes alfalfa and their mixtures
topic Leguminosas
Medicago Sativa
Onobrychis viciifolia
Taninos
Experimentación in Vitro
Digestibilidad
Legumes
Tannins
In Vitro Experimentation
Digestibility
Alfalfa
Producción de Gas
Sainfoin
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5269
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377840119301968
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2019.05.008
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