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Effect of mangosteen peel , garlic and urea pellet supplementation on rumen fermentation and nutrient digestibility of beef cattle
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Nguyen, Trinh Thi Hong Nguyen, Thao T. T. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mangosteen peel, garlic and urea pellet supplementation on rumen fermentation and nutrient digestibility of beef cattle. Four crossbred (Brahman x Holstein) beef cattle were randomly assigned according to a 4 x 4 Latin square design to study supplementation of different mangosteen peel pellets in concentrate. The treatments were as follows: T1) None supplementation; T2) Supplementation with mangosteen peel pellet at 200 g /head/day ( Mago-pel); T3) Supplementation with mangosteen peel and garlic pellet at 200 g /head/day (Mago-lic); and T4) Supplementation with Mangosteen peel, garlic and urea pellet supplement at 200 g /head/day (Mago-ulic). Rice straw was available for ad libitum consumption. Concentrate was fed at 0.5% of BW. The results were found that total DMI and digestibility of DM, CP, and ADF were not significantly affected by pellets supplementation; however, digestibility of NDF, ADF were higher in the pellet supplementation than in the control (P<0.05), Rumen temperature, pH, NH3-N and total VFA and C4 were similar among treatments although NH3-N tended to be higher in supplemental treatments and highest in Mago-Ulic supplemental treatment. There was significant difference in C3 production (P<0.05) between treatments in which highest in Mago-Ulic supplementation. In addition, the C2, C2 to C3 ratio and methane production tended to be reduction. Bacterial population was increased and highest in Mago-Ulic treatment, but protozoal population was reduced while fungal zoospores were not affected by feed supplementation. In conclusion, supplementation Mago-Ulic at 200g/h/d could be improve rumen fermentation and should in lowering protozoal population in beef cattle. |
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