The objectives of this study were to determine whether Propionibacterium affects in-vitro VFA production and/or increases the digestibility of fiber and starch. A 4 x 4 x 4 factorial arrangement was used. The main factors were feed source, length of fermentation, and level of added Propionibacterium. Fermentations were conducted in batch cultures with Propionibacterium added to the flasks just ...

The effect of germination conditions on the nutritional benefits of germinated brown rice flour (GBR) bread has been determined. The proximate composition, phytic acid, in vitro protein digestibility and in vitro enzymatic hydrolysis of starch, glucose and starch content, as well as the most relevant bioactive compounds (GABA, γ-oryzanol and total phenolic compounds) and antioxidant activity of...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects corn-planting population, using two conventional (Conv) and brown-midrib (BMR) hybrids, maturity stage at harvest on forage dry-matter (DM) yield, silage quality, in-vitro fiber digestibility. conducted in fields with contrasting production potential, where both corn hybrids were planted a theoretical planting population 59,000, 79,000, 99...

This study evaluated the effect of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on chemical composition (fibrous structure) and nutritive value Hedychium gardnerianum (ginger lily), a fibre source traditionally used in ruminant feeding Azores. Ginger lily samples were manually harvested dried forced-air oven at 65ºC until constant weight. Treatments applied by spraying ginger with NaOH solution concentration 0...

The present experiment was carried out to determine the digestion kinetics of carbohydrate fractions of citrus by-products. Grapefruit pulp (GP), lemon pulp (LE), lime pulp (LI) and orange pulp (OP) were the test feed. Digestion kinetic of whole citrus by-products and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) fraction and acid detergent fiber (ADF) fractions of citrus by-products were measured using the <e...