Effect of biological treatments of green corn stover and stalks on digestibility coefficients, rumen fermentation and some blood parameters in sheep

Abstract EN

This study aimed to investigate the effect of a mixture of (ZAD) and (Lacto bacillus plantarum) on chemical composition of green corn stover and corn stalks and the effect of these treatments in a metabolism trial on digestibility coefficients , rumen fermentation and some blood parameters.

One ton of either green corn stover or corn stalks was chopped into (2-3 cm) and its mixed with 0.

5 cubic metre of water or one cubic metre of water, respectively.

They were then mixed with 3%w/w molasses and 1.5%w/w urea and incubated for six weeks.

The experiment included six treatments, three of them were on green corn stover and the rest were on corn stalks.

The treatments on green corn stover were as follows: (T1) Untreated green corn stover (control).

(T2) corn stover + lactobacillus palantarum + ZAD (2litres of ZAD + 1 liter of lactobacillus palantarum / 1ton).

(T3) corn stover + ZAD ( 2 liters of ZAD/ 1 ton).

The treatments on corn stalks were as follows: (T4) Untreated corn stalks (control).

(T5) corn stalks + lactobacillus palantarum+ ZAD (2litres of ZAD +1 liter of lactobacillus palantarum /1ton) (T6) corn stalks + ZAD (2 liters of ZAD/ 1 ton).

Eighteen Ossimi male lambs were divided to six group rations for 15 days in metabolism trials.

Results indicated that biological treatment on T2 and T3 treatments on green stover and T5 and T6 on dry corn stalks decreased CF and NDF, ADF, ADL contents and increased CP content compared to the control.

Feeding lambs on treated green corn stover or treated dry corn stalks significantly (P<0.05) improved all of nutrients digestibility compared withthose fed on control.

The nutritive values as TDN, DCP and N balance for lambs fed treated green stover or treated dry corn stalks showed significant(P<0.05) higher than those fed untreated and it had the same trend of nutrient digestibility .

Adding lactobacillus palantarum + ZAD improved digestion coefficients of nutrients and TDN values compared with control.

Results of blood parameter indicated that T2 of green corn stover and T5 of corn stalks had a significant (P<0.05) effect on (Tp, Alb, Glb, A/G) compared to the control and T3 of corn stover and T6 of corn stalks.

All values of plasma ALT and AST for all treatments were in normal rang where all treatments had no effect on ALT.

However, T2 of green corn stover and T5 of corn stalks had a significant (P<0.05) effect on AST compared to the control and T3 of corn stover and T6 of corn stalks.

All values of plasma creatinine and urea for biological treatments appeared to significant(P<0.05) higher values.

However, these values were in normal range.

Results of rumen parameters indicated that all treatments had no effect on pH and NH3-N.

On the other hand T2 of green corn stover and T5 of corn stalks significantly (P<0.05) increased TVF'S.

Generally, Adding enzyme with or without lactobacillus to green corn stover or dry corn stalks tended to improved nutrient components , digestibility coefficients, feeding values and nitrogen balance with no adverse effect of animal health