Use of sourdough is of expanding interest for improvement of flavour, structure and stability of baked goods. Cereal fermentations also show significant potential in improvement and design of the nutritional quality and health effects of foods and ingredients. In addition to improving the sensory quality of whole grain, fibre-rich or gluten-free products, sourdough can also actively retard star...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of feeding trace mineralsfortified mixed microbial culture (TMC) on ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestibility, blood electrolyte status, nitrogen balance, and trace mineral balance in sheep. METHODS Mixed microbes [0.6 % (v/w) of Enterobacter sp., Bacillus sp., Lactobacillus sp., and Saccharomyces sp.] were cultured with ...

Twenty wether lambs were individually fed for 84 days to study the effect of dietary lead on performance and mineral composit ion of selected tissues. The treatments included O, 10, 100, 500 and 1,000 ppm supplemental lead as lead acetate added to a practical diet. Increased dietary lead did not affect feed consumption, weight gain or feed conversion ratio. Hemoglobin, hematocri t and blood lea...

Two experiments using soybean meal (SBM) or canola meal (CM) were conducted to investigate whether the choice of digestibility marker influenced the apparent ileal digestibility (AID) or standardized ileal digestibility (SID) of N and AA in diets supplemented with phytase. In each experiment, 18 barrows fitted with T-cannulas at the ileocecal junction were assigned to 3 diets consisting of a N-...

The objective was to evaluate the effect of replacing common urea with protected in supplement on nutrient intake and digestibility metabolic profile sheep. Five adult sheep, an average age 4 years initial body weight 50 ± 4.03 kg, were used. diet consisted sorghum silage, supplemented a multiple mixture corn bran, soybean meal, white salt, mineral (CU) or (PU). experimental design 5x5 Latin sq...

Abstract This study was designed to evaluate the effects of açaí seed (AS) as a fiber source on intake, digestibility, and ruminal fermentation parameters beef cattle fed high concentrate diet. Five rumen-fistulated Zebu bulls were used in 5x5 Latin-square design. Treatments consisted five diets with different inclusion rates AS: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20% diet dry matter (DM). The total mixed ration co...

The present study was conducted on efficiency of utilization of dietary energy for milk production in lactating crossbred cattle. 18 lactating crossbred cattle of early to mid-lactation, approximate body weight (375.39±23.43 kg), milk yield, parity and stage of lactation were divided into three groups of six animals each and were fed 0, 50 and 100% diammonium phosphate (DAP) in the mineral mixt...

the present study was conducted on efficiency of utilization of dietary energy for milk production in lactating crossbred cattle. 18 lactating crossbred cattle of early to mid-lactation, approximate body weight (375.39±23.43 kg), milk yield, parity and stage of lactation were divided into three groups of six animals each and were fed 0, 50 and 100% diammonium phosphate (dap) in the mineral mixt...

As environmental constraints become more important issues for the animal industry, selecting feed ingredients that yield good animal performance but also minimize environmental impact of animal production becomes critical. The objective of this research was to identify which compositional features would be desirable for soybean meal to maximize nutritional value and minimize animal waste. Eight...

Silage quality has great importance in animal feeding as much yield. Quality characteristics are generally evaluated over crude protein and digestibility, but parameters related to mineral, total fiber, sugar contents also important indicators of silage its nutritive value. Plant could affect these parameters, material, thereby, any environmental factors indirectly. Weeds one the main problems ...