(2023) NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY OF FIBROUS FEEDSTUFFS IN HIGH-CONCENTRATE DIET WITH SODIUM-BICARBONATE (NaHCO3) ADDITION IN RUMEN-FISTULATED BRAHMAN BULL. Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research. pp. 234-241. ISSN 2228-7701
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Abstract
Ruminants are given substantial quantities of concentrate diets full of quickly fermentable carbohydrates to increase output performance; however, it can also lead to digestive disorders. This study aimed to investigate the effect of adding NaCHO3 to a high-concentrate diet on the nutrient digestibility of locally available fibrous feedstuffs in the Philippines. The experiment utilized a rumen-fistulated Brahman bull. The treatment diets were the following: Treatment 1 (T1): Untreated rice (Oryza sativa L.) straw; T2: Urea-treated rice straw; T3: Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach); T4: Napier silage; T5: Sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum L.) tops; and T6: Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica L.). The nylon bags containing the treatment diets were incubated in the rumen at two periods: first at a high-concentrate (70 level), and second at a high concentrate added with NaCHO3). The results showed that the nutrient digestibility of locally-available feedstuffs varies significantly (p<0.05) both with and without NaHCO3. The addition of NaHCO3 in a high-fiber diet improves the digestibility of locally available fibrous feedstuffs in terms of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), and neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Therefore, the addition of NaHCO3 to a high-concentrate diet has the potential to positively stabilize rumen pH and enhance the nutrient digestibility of locally available fibrous feedstuffs. © 2023, Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research. All Rights Reserved.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Fibrous feedstuffs; in situ digestibility; Nutrient digestibility; Rumen; Sodium bicarbonate |
Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SF Animal culture |
Divisions: | Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research (OJAFR) |
Page Range: | pp. 234-241 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Online Journal of Animal and Feed Research |
Journal Index: | Scopus |
Volume: | 13 |
Number: | 4 |
Publisher: | Scienceline Publications, Ltd |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.51227/ojafr.2023.35 |
ISSN: | 2228-7701 |
Depositing User: | Dr. Saeid Chekani-Azar |
URI: | http://eprints.science-line.com/id/eprint/831 |
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