Renewed interest exists in using grass forages to dilute the higher crude protein (CP) and lower digestible fiber present in legumes fed to lactating dairy cows. A 3 x 3 Latin square feeding study with 4-wk periods was conducted with 24 Holstein cows to compare ryegrass silage, either untreated control or macerated (intensively conditioned) before ensiling, with alfalfa silage as the sole dieta...

The remnants of pesticides in livestock feeds have been increased by excessive using of these pesticides so as to meet extreme demands for more feeds. Finding a new strategy for reducing pesticides negative effects is absolutely necessary. Therefore, evaluation of the effects of sodium bentonite on blood parameters, feed digestibility and rumen fermentation parameters in sheep fed diets contami...

Evaluating the nutritional value of indigenous shrubs, trees and browse plants is important in Ethiopian situation where availability and quality of forages severely limited during long and dry seasons. A comparative assessment was thus conducted to investigate the nutrient compositions and feeding values of M. stenopetala and M. oleifera leaves. Feed samples were analyzed for proximate nutrien...

intercropping is considered as a method for increasing yield per unit and stability. in order to evaluate the effects of phosphorous biofertilizer and chemical phosphorous on fodder quality of corn (zea mays l.) and grass pea (lathyrus sativa l.) intercropping, two field experiments were conducted as factorial based on randomized complete block design with four replications at two places simult...

The aim of this research was to analyze the physical and chemical properties rice bran with husk addition. percentage addition 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% 100%. Husks were grounded mixed homogeneously. mixture analyzed for properties, proximate analysis van Soest analysis. variables in study included visualization bran, specific gravity (SG), bulk density (BD), moisture cont...

1. Dietary fibre has a water holding capacity (WHC) and this is a function of the fibre source and method of measurement. Water can be associated with fibre either as trapped water or bound water. This makes it difficult to predict the ability of fibre to influence stool weight in humans. 2. Examination of various fibre concentrates for chemical composition, as neutral detergent fibre (NDF), ac...

Pineapple waste silage (PAS) is an abundant agro-industrial by-product characterized by its high fiber content posing a potential feed value as roughage for ruminants. Studies on supplementation with proteolytic enzyme (PE) will help extend utilization alternative nutritive source cattle nutrition. Thus, this study aimed to determine the in vitro nutrient degradability and fermentation characte...

Maize forage is commonly used as silage in milk and beef cattle livestock production systems. Despite the wide variety of maize hybrids with high potential for grain production, few available have been developed exclusively aptitude. The present study aimed to select S3 progenies derived from single hybrid AS1572 based on combining ability traits topcrosses testers AG8025, 70.H26.1, MLP102. 135...

Packing density has a significant influence on the outcome of ensiling forage. In this study, we aim to investigate effect packing properties, microbiome, and in vitro digestibility barley silages. Barley was ensiled polyethylene drum silos (30 L) with respective densities 600, 650, 700, 750 kg/m3 fresh matter (FM), stored for 60 days. The bacterial communities, fermentation quality, were analy...

In this study, it was aimed to determine the quality of silage mixtures (100:0%, 75:25%, 50:50%, 25:75% and 0:100%) fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L. cv Berkem) with oat (Avena sativa Faikbey) rye (Secale cereale Aslım-93). Following harvest, plants were cut in 2-3 cm sizes, filled vacuum bags according mixing ratios left for fermentation at 25±2 oC 60 days. Physical observations (smell, ...