Effect of different levels of treated roughage and un-degraded concentrate on rumen parameters of Arabi Ewes
Other Title(s)
تأثير استخدام نسب مختلفة من العلف الخشن المعامل و العلف المركز المخفض تحلله في الكرش على المعايير الكرش في النعاج العرابية
Joint Authors
al-Hulw, Murtada Faraj
Yusr, Jalal Aliki
Jasim, Jafar Muhammad
Source
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.219-227, 9 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study was conducted at the Animal Farm/ College of Agriculture/ University of Basrah during the period from 2/12/2012 to 2/3/2013.
The study included 24 milking ewes aged around 2-4 years, having single lamb, closely lambing date and weighted 42 kg.
After giving the ewes preliminary period of 10 days, they were distributed randomly and equally to six feeding groups.
The first group was fed 60% concentrate and 40% roughages; soya bean meal was treated by formaldehyde.
The second group was fed 60% concentrate and 40% roughages with untreated soya bean meal.
The third group was fed 50% concentrate and 50% roughages with treated soya bean meal.
The fourth group was fed 50% concentrate and 50% roughages with untreated soya bean meal.
The fifth group was fed 40% concentrate and 60% roughages with treated soya bean meal.
The sixth group was fed 40% concentrate and 60% roughages with untreated soya bean meal (control).
The ration was given as 4% of live body weight.
The concentrate consisted of 40% barley, 20% corn, 30% wheat bran, 7% soya bean meal, 1% salt and 2% Calcium bicarbonate.
Roughage was wheat straw treated with 4% urea and 3kg/ton yeast.
Treated soya bean meal reduced degradable protein from 70% to 60%.
There were no significant differences among feeding groups in pH, total bacteria and cellolytic bacteria before feeding.
However, the differences reached significant level (P<0.05) after 3 hours of feeding.
The third group recorded highest pH value (6.82) and cellolytic bacteria (8.7x 106).
The fifth and sixth groups showed highe significant improvement in total number of bacteria when compared with other groups (11.37x107 and 11.86x107).Propionic acid level and the percentage of acetic: propionic were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by different treatments, comperation with fivth and sixth treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yusr, Jalal Aliki& al-Hulw, Murtada Faraj& Jasim, Jafar Muhammad. 2015. Effect of different levels of treated roughage and un-degraded concentrate on rumen parameters of Arabi Ewes. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research،Vol. 14, no. 1, pp.219-227.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yusr, Jalal Aliki…[et al.]. Effect of different levels of treated roughage and un-degraded concentrate on rumen parameters of Arabi Ewes. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research Vol. 14, no. 1 (2015), pp.219-227.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yusr, Jalal Aliki& al-Hulw, Murtada Faraj& Jasim, Jafar Muhammad. Effect of different levels of treated roughage and un-degraded concentrate on rumen parameters of Arabi Ewes. Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research. 2015. Vol. 14, no. 1, pp.219-227.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-605453
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 225-227
Record ID
BIM-605453