Range forage of Vicia variabilis, Astragalus spp., Medicago sativa, Prangos uloptera and Sanguisorba minor was sampled during three phenological stages from the controlled rangeland stations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. Samples were analyzed for the determination of Crude Protein (CP%), Ether Extract (EE), Crude Fiber (CF), total Ash, Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), Acid Detergen...

The nutritive value of pistachio epicarp (PE) was evaluated by in situ and in vitro techniques. Chemical analysis indicated that PE was high in crude protein (11.30%) and low in neutral detergent fiber (26.20%). Total phenols, total tannins, condensed tannins and hydrolysable tannins contents in PE were 8.29%, 4.48%, 0.49% and 3.79%, respectively. Ruminal dry matter and crude ...

the major aim of this study was to compare the morphology and activity of rumen protozoa of khuzestan water buffalo and holstein cow using in vitro digestibility and gas production parameters of steam treated sugarcane pith. rumen fluid obtained from two buffalo and cow steers fed the same diet, 30:70 concentrate: forage. to separate rumen protozoa, antibiotic solution and fungicides were added...

the effect of inclusion of garlic essential oil (eo) at 33, 66 and 100 μg ml-1, raw garlic (gar) at 5, 10 and 15 mg ml-1 and monensin (mon) at 7.5 μg ml-1 of incubation medium on organic matter digestibility (omd) was studied with in vitro gas production, ankom daisyii and conventional in vitro (ivomd) methods. the material was incubated with sheep ruminal fluid and the experimental design was ...

the nutritive value of grass pea (lathyrus sativus l.) hay was evaluated based on its chemical composition, gas production, fractioning of protein in cncps and afrc systems, metabolizable energy (me), rumen degradability through in situ technique and in vitro digestibility through tilley and terry method. the crude protein (cp), neutral detergent fiber (ndf) and acid detergent fiber (adf) value...

in order to evaluate forage quality in intercropping, two field experiments were carried out based on randomized complete block design with three replications at the agricultural research station, faculty of agriculture, university of tabriz, iran, in 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 growing seasons. two maize (zea mays l.) hybrids (sc704, sc301), vetch (vicia villosa), bitter vetch (vicia ervilia), ber...

efficient use of agricultural wastes due to their recycling and possible production of cost effective materials, have economic and ecological advantages. a biological method used for degrading agricultural wastes is a new method for improving the digestibility of these materials and favoring the ease of degradation by other microorganisms. this research was carried out to study the possible bio...

The aim of this study is to examine the direct, indirect and total effects nutrient content properties on metabolizable energy contents natural pasture feeds using path analysis. For aim, relationship between eight feed characteristics such as acid detergent lignin (ADL), fiber (ADF), neutral (NDF), crude fiber, protein, ether extract, ash, nitrogen-free extract (NFE) was used for 48 grassland ...