Voluntary Intake and Digestibility of Saltbush by Sheep

Abu-Zanat, M.M.W. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2005 Animal Bioscience Vol.18 No.2

The study was conducted to compare the dry matter intake and digestibility of Atriplex halimus (AH) and Atriplex nummularia (AN) and determine the proper proportion of saltbushes for partial replacement of alfalfa hay in the diets of Awassi sheep. The foliage of AH and AN were hand-plucked, air-dried in shade and then chopped mechanically similar to alfalfa hay. Two trials were conducted separately to determine voluntary feed intake and digestibility of saltbush browse. In the first trial, fifteen 8 month old Awassi lambs were distributed into 3 equal groups, and each animal was housed in individual pen. Each group received one of three dietary treatments: chopped alfalfa hay (H), dried foliage of Atriplex nummularia or foliage of Atriplex halimus. In the second trial, twentyseven 12 months old Awassi male lambs were randomly selected, distributed into nine equal groups, and housed into metabolic crates. Each group of animals received one of nine dietary treatments: alfalfa hay, AN, AH and different proportions (25, 50 and 75%) of AN or AH mixed with alfalfa hay. Forage type had a significant (p<0.001) effect on dry matter intake (DMI) and growth rate of lambs of the voluntary feed intake trial. Lambs receiving the alfalfa hay diet showed high DMI and high growth rate compared to those fed the diets containing saltbush. In the digestibility trial, dietary treatments had significant (p<0.05) effect on DMI, dry matter digestibility (DMD) (p<0.01) and organic matter digestibility (OMD) (p<0.01). The inclusion of AN in the diet up to 50% had no significant effect on DMI and DMD, whereas the inclusion of AH above 25% reduced DMI, DMD and OMD. The treatments had significant (p<0.05) effect on water intake and on live weight changes of lambs. Except for the diet containing 25% of AN browse, all lambs fed diets containing the saltbushes exhibited loss in body weight. The nutritive value of Atriplex nummularia foliage is better than that of A. halimus and it is possible to replace up to 50% of alfalfa hay by A. nummularia without negative effects on intake and digestibility of dry matter.

한우 수소의 건물섭취량 추정

이상철,문여황,이현정,오영균,김경훈 한국동물자원과학회 2002 한국축산학회지 Vol.44 No.3

본 시험은 한우수소 24두를 이용하여 성장단계별 증체량 및 건물 섭취량을 측정하고, 그에 대한 추정식을 유도하기 위하여 수행되었다. 시험구는 조사료 3종류(볏짚, 건초, 옥수수사일리지)와 조사료 급여비율 4수준(100, 60, 40 및 20%)의 3×4요인시험으로서 공시축은 incomplete turnover design에 의해 처리당 4두씩 배치되었다. 조사료의 종류 및 급여비율에 따른 한우수소의 일일 증체량은 옥수수사일리지 급여구 및 조사료 20% 급여구에서 각각 가장 많았다. 한우수소에게 건초 혹은 옥수수사일리지만 전량 급여하였을 경우에도 전 기간동안 증체가 지속되었지만, 볏짚구에서는 체중 350㎏대 이후부터 체중이 감소하였다. 대사체중당 건물 섭취량은 체중이 증가할수록 줄어들었으며, 조사료 공급원과 조사료 급여비율에 따른 건물 섭취량은 옥수수사일리지 및 조사료 20%구에서 각각 가장 높았다. 대사체중당(BW㎏^0.75) 건물 섭취량(DMI, ㎏/day)에 따른 한우수소의 일일 증체량(DG, ㎏) 추정공식은 다음과 같이 유도되었다. DG = -0.842 + 17.5DMI/BW㎏^0.75 체중(BW, ㎏)과 일일 증체량(DG, ㎏)을 고려한 사료의 NDF 함량(NDF, %)과 건물 섭취량(DMI, ㎏/day)과의 관계식은 다음과 같이 유도되었다 DMI = 4.125 + 0.013BW + 1.075DG - 0.045NDF Twenty four Hanwoo bulls(mean initial body weight 162±8.1㎏) were employed to induce the regression equations on body weight gain and dry matter intake. The diets were fed in a 3×4 factorial arrangement; three roughage sources(rice straw, hay, corn silage) and four roughage ratios in ration(100, 60, 40, 20%). Bulls were alloted by incomplete turn over design with four replications. Daily body weight gain was greatest in bulls fed the corn silage as a roughage source and the 20% of roughage ratio, respectively. Bulls fed hay or corn silage only as feed kept in their body weight gain during the whole experimental period, however those fed rice straw only were in a negative body gain hereafter fattening 1 period(350㎏ of body wt.). Dry matter intake per metabolizable body weight was decreased with increasing body weight. Dry matter intake was greatest in bulls fed the corn silage as a roughage source and the 20% of roughage ratio, respectively. The regression equations on daily body weight gain(DG, ㎏) and dry matter intake(DMI, ㎏/day) according to body weight(BW, ㎏) of Hanwoo bulls were derived as follow; DG = -0.842 + 17.5DMI/BW㎏^0.75 DMI = 4.125 + 0.013BW + 1.075DG - 0.045NDF where, NDF is the percentage of neutral detergent fiber in ration.

Effect of Three Different Species of Hay on Dry-matter Intake and Serum Cortisol of Ewes

Sekine, J.,Abdel-Rahman, Mootaz A.M.,Ismail, A.El-Moez A.,Dosoky, R.M.,Kamel, H.E.M.,Hishinuma, M. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2003 Animal Bioscience Vol.16 No.9

To determine whether the feeding of different species of hay affects the dry-matter intake and the serum cortisol level of sheep, 6 non-pregnant, non-lactating ewes were offered alfalfa (Medicago sativa) hay (Al), oats (Avena sativa) hay (Ot) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) hay (Pr) under 6 kinds of treatment including 1) change from Al to Ot, 2) Al to Pr, 3) Ot to Al, 4) Ot to Pr, 5) Pr to Al, and 6) Pr to Ot. The experimental design was a 6${\times}$6 Latin square with a 14 day period of which 9 days were a preliminary period and 5 days as a digestion trial period. The change in hay feeding was done abruptly on the first day of each period without an adaptation period. The blood from the jugular vein was collected on the first, third and the last day of each period through a sterile catheter for the analysis of cortisol. The dry-matter intake was recorded daily throughout the period. The mean daily intake of dry matter (DM, g/kg live weight) was significantly different among the 3 species of hay (Al>Ot>Pr; p<0.05). The digestibility of DM for Al and Ot was the same, but that for Pr was significantly lower than Al and Ot (p<0.05). The mean serum cortisol levels were significantly different among the hays (p<0.05). The level for Pr was the highest and that for Al was the lowest. The abrupt change of hay feeding of 6 treatments produced a significant change in the serum cortisol levels. The DM intake was inversely related to the change of the cortisol level. It is suggested that the animal' intake response to different species of hay may be partly motivated by the psychological feelings toward the hay offered.

CP와 TDN 수준이 육성기 유산양의 건물섭취량, 소화율과 질소 및 에너지 이용성에 미치는 영향

기광석(Kwang Seok Ki),임영순(Young Soon Lim),김택림(Ze Lin Jin),이현준(Hyun June Lee),김상범(Sang Bum Kim),이왕식(Wang Shik Lee),양승학(Seung Hak Yang),조원모(Won Mo Cho),김현섭(Hyeon Shup Kim),여준모(Joon Mo Jeo),이인덕(In Duk Lee) 韓國草地學會 2009 한국초지조사료학회지 Vol.29 No.3

유산양의 에너지 및 단백질 이용성을 조사하기 위하여 대조구(A), TDN 증량구(B), 조단백질 증량구(C) 그리고 TDN 및 조단백질 증량구(D)로 구분하여 섭취량, 소화율과 질소 및 에너지 이용성을 시험하였다. 공시축은 유산양(Saanen, 평균체중 17.5㎏, ♀) 12두를 공시하였고, 2008년 10월 20일부터 11월 9일까지 충남대학교 부설동물사육장에서 수행하였다. 건물섭취량은 D구에서 가장 높았으며 B구가 C구보다 유의적으로 높은 섭취율을 보였다(p<0.05). 건물 소화율 및 세포내용물의 소화율은 A구에 비하여 영양성분을 증량한 B구와 C구 및 D구가 모두 유의적으로 높은 결과를 보였으며(p<0.05), D구가 가장 높고 B구가 C구보다 높은 수준을 보였다. NDF 소화율은 A구에 비하여 영양성분을 증량한 처리구들에서 모두 높았고, ADF 소화율은 A구와 C구가 B구와 D구보다 다소 높은 결과를 보였는데 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 가소화 및 대사질소량은 섭취량과 유사한 경향으로 D구에서 가장 높았으며, C구 보다는 B구가 유의적으로 높은 수준을 보였다(p<0.05). 가소화에너지와 대사에너지도 D구에서 가장 높았으며 C구 보다는 B구가 유의적으로 높은 수준을 보였다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과들은 조단백질만을 증량하는 것보다는 TDN 수준과 함께 조단백질수준을 증량시켜주거나 또는 TDN 수준을 증량시키는 것이 건물소화율 및 질소이용성과 에너지이용성을 향상시키는데 더 효과적이라는 결과를 보였다. This experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of increases of nutrient level of TMR on dry matter intake, digestibility, nitrogen and energy balance in growing dairy goats (Saanen). Twelve growing dairy goats weighing 17.5㎏ were randomly assigned to one of four TMRs; low energy-low crude protein (CP) TMR (control; A), high energy-low CP TMR (B), low energy-high CP TMR (C) and high energy-high CP TMR (D). The content of total digestible nutrients (TDN) and CP in the control diet were 67% and 11%. The TDN content of the high energy TMR was 73.7% and the CP content of the high CP TMR was 13%. Dry matter intake was highest in D, and significantly higher in B than in C (p<0.05). Digestibility for dry matter and cell contents increased in proportion to dry matter intake. NDF digestibility was higher in D than in A, while ADF digestibility was higher in A and C than in B, but was not significant. Digestible nitrogen, apparently digested nitrogen and retained nitrogen were correlated with intake, and significantly higher in B than in C (p<0.05). Digestible energy and metabolizable energy were highest in D, and significantly higher in B than in C (p<0.05). Therefore, the present results showed that D or B were better than C for high intake, digestibility, nitrogen and energy utilization.

Effects of dietary cation and anion difference on eating, ruminal function and plasma leptin in goats under tropical condition

Nguyen, Thiet,Chanpongsang, Somchai,Chaiyabutr, Narongsak,Thammacharoen, Sumpun Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2020 Animal Bioscience Vol.33 No.6

Objective: This study was carried out to determine the effects of elevated dietary cation and anion difference (DCAD) on dry matter intake (DMI) and ruminal fermentation pattern in lactating dairy goats under tropical conditions. Methods: Ten dairy goats were divided into two groups of five animals each. The groups received diets at different DCAD levels, either a control diet (22.81 mEq/100 g dry matter [DM], DCAD-23) or a DCAD-39 diet (39.08 mEq/100 g DM, DCAD-39). After parturition, DMI and water intake were recorded daily. Ruminal fluid and urine were collected, and nutrient digestibility measurements were carried out at 8th weeks postpartum (PP-8). Blood samples were collected at PP-4 and PP-8 to measure plasma leptin. Results: Dry matter intake/body weight (DMI/BW) at PP-8 of the animals fed the DCAD-39 diet was significantly higher than those fed with DCAD-23 diet (p<0.05). Animals fed with DCAD-39 consumed more water than those fed DCAD-23 over 24 h, particularly at night (p<0.05). Ruminal pH, acetate concentration, and urinary allantoin excretion increased with the DCAD-39 diet, whereas ruminal butyrate concentration was lower with the DCAD-39 diet. On the other hand, other ruminal parameters, such as total volatile fatty acid concentration, propionate molar proportion and acetate/propionate average ratio, were not affected by increased DCAD supplementation. Apparent digestibility was improved by increased DCAD supplementation. Plasma leptin concentration was higher with DCAD supplementation. Conclusion: When feeding goats with DCAD-39 under tropical conditions, an increase in DMI was associated with improved apparent digestibility of nutrients, ruminal fermentation and microbial protein synthesis. An increase in plasma leptin concentration could not explain the effect of high DCAD on DMI.

WATER DRINKING BEHAVIOUR OF STEERS FED EITHER FRESH CUT FORAGE OR FIRST CUT HAY

Sekine, J.,Morita, Z.,Oura, R.,Asahida, Y. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 1988 Animal Bioscience Vol.1 No.3

To study the effect of moisture content of the diet on drinking behaviour and the amount of water drunk, observations were made on 8 Holstein steers fed either fresh cut forage or first cut hay. The observations were made in a barn with a mean temperature of about $13^{\circ}C$. Drinking occurred mainly within 3 hours after feeding for the steers fed hay, while those fed soilage drank casually. Frequency of drinking (F) was related to the dry-matter concentration (DMC, %) of herbage: F = 0.47 (${\pm}0.09$) DMC - 6.5, $SE={\pm}0.4$, r = 0.86, P<0.01. Intake of drinking water for each 100 kg of live weight (IDW/100kg) for steers fed soilage was related to the dry-matter concentration: IDW/100kg = 0.55 (${\pm}0.06$) DMC - 8.7, $SE={\pm}0.3$, r = 0.94, P<0.01. The intake of water in each drinking period for animals fed fresh forage was curvilinearly related to the drinking frequency; for the hay-fed steers there was a negative linear relationship. When the drinking frequency for steers fed the fresh forage increased to the same as that observed for the hay, water intake in each drinking period was the same as found for the hay-fed steers.

A Study on the Seasonal Comparison of Dry Matter Intake, Digestibility, Nitrogen Balance and Feeding Behavior in Spotted Deer (Cervus nippon) Fed Forest By-products Silage and Corn Silage

Moon, S.H.,Jeon, B.T.,Kang, S.K.,Sung, S.H.,Hudson, R.J. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2004 Animal Bioscience Vol.17 No.1

The purpose of this experiment was to assess seasonal variation of feed utilization by feed sources and to obtain information on the use of feed resources by comparing seasonal changes of dry matter intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance and feeding behavior in spotted deer (Cervus nippon) fed forest by-product silage (FBS) and corn silage (CS). Dry matter intake (DMI) of FBS was higher than that of CS in both winter and summer. While DMI of both diets was higher in summer, this was not significant at the 5% level. In contrast to DMI, digestible dry matter intake (DDMI) was higher for CS than for FBS in both seasons, but the difference was not significant. Digestibility of dry matter and crude protein was significantly higher (p<0.01) for CS than for FBS, whereas digestibility of crude fiber was significantly higher (p<0.01) for FBS than for CS in both seasons. Seasonal digestibility of dry matter and crude fiber for FBS was significantly greater (p<0.01) in summer than in winter: In summer, seasonal digestibility was 57.2% for dry matter and 55.5% for crude fiber, and in winter, 50.8% for dry matter and 30.7% for crude fiber. On the other hand, seasonal digestibility of crude protein was higher (p<0.01) in winter (42.1%) than in summer (32.3%). No significant difference (p>0.05) was found between the two seasons and diets for nitrogen intake (NI), 18.7 g/d in summer and 19.4 g/d in winter for FBS, 17.7 g/d in summer and 17.7 g/d in winter for CS. Fecal nitrogen was higher (p<0.01) for FBS than for CS and varied little seasonally. There was significant difference (p<0.01) between two seasons in urinary nitrogen, which was little difference between two diets. Retained nitrogen (RN) was different significantly (p<0.01) between two diets in both seasons, but there was little difference between seasons. Deer usually spent longer time on eating FBS than eating CS. Eating FBS took 221 min in summer and 187 min in winter, whereas eating CS took 113 min in summer and 109 min in winter. Deer spent less time on eating food in winter than in summer. Time spent on rumination was longer for FBS than for CS: for FBS, 504 min in summer and 456 min in winter, for CS, 423 min in summer and 279 min in winter. Time varied seasonally with both diets.

꽃사슴에 있어서 육림부산물 사일리지, 칡 사일리지 및 갈잎건초 급여에 따른 건물채식량, 소화율 및 질소출납의 비교

전병태,김언현,이상무,김경훈,문상호 한국동물자원과학회 2002 한국축산학회지 Vol.44 No.1

본 실험은 육림부산물 발효사료의 사슴용 사료가치를 평가하기 위해 꽃사슴에게 육림부산물 사일리지(FBS), 칡 사일리지(ARS) 및 수입갈잎건초(OLH)를 급여하여 건물채식량, 소화율 및 질소출납을 상호 비교하였다. 건물소화율은 ARS가 가장 높았고 OLH가 가장 낮아 처리구간에 유의성(P<0.05)이 인정되었다. 조단백질 소화율의 경우는 OLH구가 FBS와 ARS구에 비해 현저히 낮은(P<0.05) 소화율을 나타냈다. 조섬유 소화율의 경우는 FBS가 가장 높고 OLH가 가장 낮았다. 건물채식량은 OLH가 가장 높가 ARS와의 사이에는 유의성(P<0.05)이 인정되었으나 FBS와의 사이에는 인정되지 않았다. 그러나 체내에서 이용 가능한 가소화 건물채식량으로 환산했을 경우 차이가 거의 없었다. 체내에 축적된 질소와 섭취질소에 대한 축적질소의 비율은 처리구간에 유의성은 인정되지 않았으나 FBS가 가장 높아 체내 질소의 이용효율이 가장 좋았던 것으로 평가되었다. 결과적으로 육림부산물 사일리지는 다양한 사료자원으로 구성되어 사슴의 기호성이 양호하고 높은 소화율과 건물채식량 및 영양소의 체내 이용성을 나타내고 있어 사슴용 사료로서 충분한 가치를 갖고 있는 사료자원으로 평가되었다. A comparison of intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance in spotted deer(Cervus nippon) fed forest by-product silage(FBS), arrowroot silage(ARS) and oak leaf hay(OLH) was made to examine the feeding value of forest by-product silage. Dry matter digestibility of ARS was significantly higher(p<0.05) than that of OLH while crude protein digestibility was significantly higher(p<0.05) in ARS and FBS than in OLH. The digestibility of crude fiber was highest in FBS. Dry matter intake of OLH was significantly higher(p<0.05) than that of ARS, and there was no significant difference with FBS. Nitrogen intake was higher in OLH and ARS than in FBS, but there was no significant difference. Fecal nitrogen was highest(p<0.05) in OLH and urinary nitrogen was highest(p<0.05) in ARS. Retained nitrogen was highest in FBS, however, there was no significant difference among treatments. In Conclusion, FBS was estimated as a useful roughage source for deer, showing high digestibility. dry matter intake and nitrogen utilization.

Effects of Energy Intake on Performance, Mobilization and Retention of Body Tissue, and Metabolic Parameters in Dairy Cows with Special Regard to Effects of Pre-partum Nutrition on Lactation - A Review -

Remppis, S.,Steingass, H.,Gruber, L.,Schenkel, H. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2011 Animal Bioscience Vol.24 No.4

The present review focuses on the effects of energy intake on performance, changes in body tissue during lactation, and metabolic parameters in dairy cows. Especially, pre-partum nutrition and its influence on lactation are emphasized. In recent decades the increase in genetic potential of dairy cows has increased milk yield. This fact sharpens the problem of a negative energy balance in early lactation because the amount of energy required for maintenance and milk production exceeds the amount of energy cows can consume. Around parturition, reduced feed intake reinforces the situation. Continuing negative energy balance causes decreasing milk yield, fertility problems, and incidence of metabolic diseases. Hence, the cow has to rely on body reserves that were stored in late lactation and the dry period. It is evident that the nutritional status pre-partum acts as the key factor for milk yield and fertility parameters in the following lactation. Cows overfed during the foregoing gestation and which have gained large quantities of body fat have lower dry matter intake along with the need to mobilize larger quantities of body reserves in lactation. The milk yield in the following lactation is lower than in cows fed according to their requirements. Cows restrictively fed in late gestation have a higher feed intake in lactation and a lower mobilization of body reserves. The effect of energy intake post-partum plays only a minor role for performance parameters in lactation. Lipid mobilized from body reserves makes a substantial contribution to the energetic cost of milk production in early lactation and adipose tissue undergoes specific metabolic alterations. Adipose tissue is degraded to free fatty acids, which are used in liver for energy purposes. High lipid mobilisation promotes the development of a fatty liver and therefore a reduced gluconeogenesis.

Sheep-On Palm Integration : Grazing Preference, Nutritive Value, Dry Matter Intake Estimation and Digestibility of Herbage

Wattanachant, C.,Dahlan, I.,Alimon, A.R.,Rajion, M.A. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 1999 Animal Bioscience Vol.12 No.2

Grazing preference, voluntary dry matter intake, stocking rate and digestibility of forage were investigated or sheep grazed in mature oil palm plantations in Malaysia. Dry matter intake (DMI) was estimated using the chromium sesquioxide marker method. The sheep were allowed to graze about 5 hours/day in oil palm plantations of age ranging from 9 to 21 years old. The crude protein, crude fibre and ash contents of selected herbage were 13.1 %; 24.6 %; and 8.3 %, respectively, while the gross energy (GE) and the metabolisable energy (ME) were 16.9 and 6.0 MJ/kg DM, respectively. Broad leaf plants and grasses were normally found in plantation of all ages. Legumes and oil palm seedlings formed the smallest group in the whole mixture. Fern content increased in older plantations. Legumes, oil palm seedlings, fern, broad leaves and grasses were 0.4, 1.3, 11.4, 28.0 and 59.0 %, respectively of total herbage. Grasses showed the highest preference index followed by broad leaf plants, legumes, oil palm seedlings and ferns in that order. The DMI and the metabolisable energy intake (MEI) of sheep at 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 months of age were 64.8, 65.0, 65.3, 65.6 and 67.4 g/kg $W^{0.75}$ (p<0.05) and 0.39, 0.40, 0.40, 0.40 and 0.41 MJ/kg $W^{0.75}$, respectively. The average stocking rate was 4.3 sheep/ha. It was concluded that the performance of the sheep could be improved by increasing the daily grazing period and also by appropriate concentrate supplementation.