FEEDLOT FATTENING OF SHEEP IN PAKISTAN

Jadoon, J.K.,Syed, A.H.,Mirza, I.H.,Naqvi, M.A. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 1990 Animal Bioscience Vol.3 No.3

Ninety six Rambouillet ${\times}$ Kaghani intact male lambs of 18 months of age were divided into 6 groups of 16 lambs each, groups being G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, G-5 and G-6. Average liveweight of animals on different treatments at day 0 of the experiment was G-1 (24.68 S.D 3.35), G-2 (24.56 S.D 2.55), G-3 (24.53 S.D 2.90), G-4 (24.51 S.D 3.38), G-5 (24.58 S.D 3.58) and G-6 (24.81 S.D 3.43). Animals on treatment G-1 were fed only maize silage ad libitum, G-2 had been offered maize silage ad libitum plus 4.8 kg of commercial concentrate (Sona Vanda) per group, G-3 maize silage ad libitum plus 4.8 kg of crushed maize grain per group. G-4 lambs were fed oat silage ad libitum plus 4.8 kg of crushed maize per group, G-5 oat silage plus 4.8 kg of commercial concentrate per group and G-6 only oat silage ad libitum. The results showed highly significant differences (p<0.01) among treatment groups in silage intake throughout the feeding trial. G-2 group showed the highest silage intake while treatment G-4 showed the lowest silage intake for the first two months and treatment G-6 for the last two months. The results of growth rates (g/d/animal) showed that treatments G-1 and G-6, where no supplementation was given, had a weight loss throughout the feeding trial. However, weight loss in treatment G-6 was more severe than treatment G-1. Treatments G-2, G-3, G-4 and G-5 all showed weight gain however, treatment G-2 had the most gain. G-2 group also showed the highest wool production while G-6 the lowest. These results indicated that silage when made from full bloom crops of oats and silage fed alone without any supplementation causes weight loss in sheep. Supplementation with concentrates having 19% CP is far better than the crushed maize grain and maize silage is better than oats silage. Maize silage is superior than oat silage however, better performance could be expected if silages were made at the early bloom (dough) stage of plant maturity. The results indicate that treatment G-2 shows highest response while treatment G-6 the lowest. So the response of different treatments on both the parameters of weight gain and wool production is almost similar.

Effects of Isolated and Commercial Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Silage Quality, Digestibility, Voluntary Intake and Ruminal Fluid Characteristics

Ando, Sada,Ishida, M.,Oshio, S.,Tanaka, O. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2006 Animal Bioscience Vol.19 No.3

Silage is a major component of cattle rations, so the improvement of silage quality by the inoculation of lactic acid bacteria is of great interest. In this study, commercially distributed Lactobacillus plantram and Lactobacillus rhamnousas NGRI 0110 were used for ensilaging of guinea grass. The four treatments used were a control silage, a silage with cellulase addition, a silage with cellulose+L. plantram addition, and a silage with cellulose + NGRI 0110 addition. Silage quality, voluntary intake, nutrient digestibility, and the characteristics of ruminal fluid of wethers were investigated. Silage to which lactic acid bacteria were added showed low pH and acetic acid concentration and the highest lactic acid content. Dry matter and organic matter digestibility were significantly (p<0.05) increased by cellulase addition and significantly (p<0.05) higher values were observed in L. plantram- and NGRI 0110-added silage. Voluntary intake of NGRI 0110-added silage was the highest and that of control silage was the lowest. We concluded that the observed ability of NGRI 0110 to tolerate low pH and to continue lactic acid fermentation in high lactic acid concentration had also occurred in actual ensilaging. The results indicate that the addition of lactic acid bacteria might improve silage quality and increase digestibility and voluntary intake. The potential for improvement by NGRI 0110 was higher than that to be gained by the use of commercially available lactic acid bacteria.

BODY WEIGHT GAIN, FEED CONVERSION AND FEED COST OF KOREAN NATIVE GOATS FED CORN-MANURE SILAGES

Kim, J.H.,Ko, Y.D. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 1995 Animal Bioscience Vol.8 No.5

This study was carried out to investigatigate feed cost of com-manure silage and growth performance of Korean native goats which was fed com-manure silage. The average weight about 11.6 kg of twenty one Korean native male goats (4 months used to determine the effect of the feeding trial. The goats were individually reared in metabolism cages and fed diet daily of 2% of the body weight on the dry matter basis. The treatments were divided into whole crop com silage(CS silage), whole crop com ensiled with cage layer manure (CLM; Com-manure silage or MS silage) and whole crop com silage supplemented with urea at feeding time (US silage). The content of crude protein, lactic acid and the ratio of ammonia nitrogen to total nitrogen ($NH_3-N/Total$ N) in MS silage were increased from 7.7 to 14.9%, 5.7 to 7.5% and 8.2 to 16.6%, and the differences were significantly (p < 0.05) different in all observations. Total body weight gain of those goats for 90 days was 6.0 kg (66.7 g/day; MS silage 4.3 kg (47.8 g/day; US silage) and 3.9 kg (43.4 g/day; CS silage), and feed conversion of MS silage (5.98) for 90 days was increased by far the best in the other groups and decreased about 30% in proportion to CS silage. Feed cost per 1 kg MS silage (1,606 won) was the lowest (p < 0.05) in the body weight gain and cut down expenses than fed CS silage by 37% of feed cost.

옥수수 사일리지와 대두 사일리지의 혼합급여가 In Vitro 반추위 발효성상 및 거세한우의 성장과 육질등급에 미치는 영향

강주희 한국초지조사료학회 2022 한국초지조사료학회지 Vol.42 No.2

The present study was conducted to examine the effect of soybean silage as a crude protein supplement for corn silage in the diet of Hanwoo steers. The first experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of replacing corn silage with soybean silage at different levels on rumen fermentation characteristics in vitro. Commercially-purchased corn silage was replaced with 0, 4, 8, or 12% of soybean silage. Half gram of the substrate was added to 50 mL of buffer and rumen fluid from Hanwoo cows, and then incubated at 39°C for 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 h. At 24 h, the pH of the control (corn silage only) was lower (p<0.05) than that of soybeansupplemented silages, and the pH numerically increased along with increasing proportions of soybean silage. Other rumen parameters, including gas production, ammonia nitrogen, and total volatile fatty acids, were variable. However, they tended to increase with increasing proportions of soybean silage. In the second experiment, 60 Hanwoo steers were allocated to one of three dietary treatments, namely, CON (concentrate with Italian ryegrass), CS (concentrate with corn silage), CS4% (concentrate with corn silage and 4% of soybean silage). Animals were offered experimental diets for 110 days during the growing period and then finished with typified beef diets that were commercially available to evaluate the effect of soybean silage on animal performance and meat quality. With the soybean silage, the weight gain and feed efficiency of the animal were more significant than those of the other treatments during the growing period (p<0.05). However, the dietary treatments had little effect on meat quality except for meat color. In conclusion, corn silage mixed with soybean silage even at a lower level provided a greater ruminal environment and animal performances, particularly with increased carcass weight and feed efficiency during growing period.

Effects of Microbial and Organic Additives on Fermentation Quality and Aerobic Stability of Barley Silage

Young-Ho Joo,Dong-Hyeon Kim,Hyuk-Jun Lee,Seong-Shin Lee,Dimas Hand Vidya Paradhipta,In-Hag Choi,Sam-Churl Kim 경상대학교 농업생명과학연구원 2020 농업생명과학연구 Vol.54 No.1

The goal of this study was to evaluate effects of various microbial and organic additives on chemical compositions, fermentation indices, and aerobic stability of barley silage. Youngyang barley harvested at 31.5% dry matter (DM), and ensiled into 20 L bucket silo for 0, 1, 3, 7, 48, and 100 d in quadruplicates with four additives following: sterile destilled water at 1% of fresh forage (CON); Lactobacillus plantarum at 1.2 x 105 cfu/g of fresh forage (CL); Lactobacillus buchneri at rate of 1.2 x 105 cfu/g fresh forage (LB); Fermented Persimmon Extract at 1% of fresh forage (FPE); and Essential Oil at 1% of fresh forage (EO). On 100 d of ensiling, CL and FPE silages had lower (p<0.05) DM than CON silage. Additionally, FPE silage had higher (p<0.05) crude protein than CON silage. All silages with additives, except EO, had higher (p<0.05) neutral detergent fiber (NDF) than CON silage. Silage treated with CL, LB, and FPE had lower in vitro DM digestibility than CON silage, and silages treated with LB and FPE had higher in vitro NDF digestibility (IVNDFD) on 100 d of ensiling. The PFE silage produced the highest (p<0.05) lactate during ensiling period, while LB silage produced the highest (p<0.05) acetate. All inoculated silages had higher (p<0.05) LAB count than control silage. Only CL silage had higher (p<0.05) yeast count than control silage, while the other silages were not differ compared to CON silage. The aerobic stability was higher (p<0.05) in LB and FPE silages than in CON silage. In conclusion, FPE could be an alternative additive to increase IVNDFD, fermentation indices, and aerobic stability of barley silage.

소형 사각 곤포기를 이용한 옥수수 사각 압축곤포 사일리지 조제에 관한 연구

최기춘(Ki Choon Choi),조남철(Nam Chul Cho),정민웅(Min-Woong Jung),김종근(Jong Geun Kim),신재순(Jae Soon Shin),이경동(Kyung Dong Lee),임영철(Young Chul Lim),김원호(Won Ho Kim),오영균(Young Keun Oh),김천만(Cheon Man Kim),김혁기(Hyuk Gi 한국초지조사료학회 2011 한국초지조사료학회지 Vol.31 No.1

본 시험은 수확시기가 옥수수 사각 압축곤포 사일리지의 품질에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 2009년부터 2010년까지 국립축산과학원에서 수행되었다. 옥수수 사일리지 전용 품종인 광평옥을 이용하여 숙기별 3회(유숙기, 황숙기 및 완숙기)에 걸쳐 수확을 하여 사일리지로 조제하였다. 숙기가 진행됨에 따라 옥수수 원형곤포 사일리지의 조단백질 함량은 감소하는 경향을 보였으나(P<0.05) ADF 및 NDF 함량은 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 그리고 TDN 및 in vitro 건물소화율도 비슷하였다. 숙기별 수분함량, pH 및 사료가치는 사일리지 제조 방법 및 젖산균에 의해 영향을 받지 않았다. 유숙기에서 옥수수 사각 압축곤포 사일리지의 젖산 함량은 원형곤포 사일리지보다 현저하게 증가하였으나(P<0.05) 황숙기에서는 현저하게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 숙기별 사각 압축곤포 사일리지의 초산 함량은 원형곤포 사일리지보다 현저하게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 유숙기에서 옥수수 사각 압축곤포 사일리지의 Flieg’s score는 원형곤포 사일리지보다 약간 증가하였으나 황숙기와 완숙기에는 비슷한 경향을 나타냈다. 그리고 옥수수 사각 압축곤포 사일리지와 원형곤포 사일리지의 Flieg’s score는 젖산균에 의해서 영향을 받지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 옥수수 사각 압축곤포 사일리지는 새로운 사일리지 제조방법이 될 수 있고 또한 양질의 옥수수 사일리지 발효에 적합한 것으로 나타났다. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of harvest stage of corn on the quality of square baled corn silage manufactured with corn grown in paddy land of Department of Animal Resources Development, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA from 2009 to 2010. Corn “Kwangpyungok” was harvested at three different growth stages (milk, yellow ripen and ripen stage) and ensiled at each harvest time. Square baled corn silage was manufactured by use of square silage wrapping compressor. Each treatment was replicated three times. The content of crude protein (CP) of corn in square baled corn silage decreased with delayed maturity, but the content of ADF (acid detergent fiber), NDF (neutral detergent fiber), TDN (total digestible nutrient) and in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) were not changed. The content of moisture, pH and the nutritive values at three different harvest stages were not influenced by the method of silage manufacture and inoculant. The content of lactate of square baled corn silage harvested in milk stage of corn was significantly increased, as compared with that of round baled corn silage (P<0.05), but in stage of yellow ripen was significantly decreased (P<0.05). The content of acetate in square baled corn silage significantly decreased with delayed harvest maturity, as compared with that of round baled corn silage (P<0.05). Flieg’s score of square baled corn silage harvested in milk stage of corn was slightly higher than that of round baled corn silage, but Flieg’s scores in yellow ripen stage and ripen stage were not influenced by the method of silage manufacture. Flieg’s score with delayed maturity was not influenced by the method of silage manufacture and inoculant. The manufacture of square baled corn silage was proved to be suitable for the fermentation of corn silage. Therefore, this study suggest that square baled corn silage can be a way of new silage manufacture technique.

Effects of Alfalfa and Brown Mid-rib Corn Silage and Level of Forage Neutral Detergent Fiber on Animal Performance of Lactating Cows in Michigan

Min, Doo-Hong,Bucholtz, Herb,Naasz, Paul Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2007 Animal Bioscience Vol.20 No.3

Alfalfa silage and corn silage are the major dairy feeds in most dairy operations in Michigan, USA. In recent years, the need to improve digestible fiber and dry matter intake of forages to meet the nutrient requirements of high yielding dairy cows and the willingness to plant corn specifically for silage has led plant breeders to focus on the brown mid-rib (BMR) trait. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different ratio of alfalfa to BMR corn silage and ration level of forage neutral detergent fiber (NDF) on animal performance of lactating cows in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This study was conducted at the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station of Michigan State University in Chatham, Michigan, USA. Two different ratios of forage type (high alfalfa silage/low BMR corn silage, AS, and high BMR corn silage/low alfalfa silage, BMRCS) and two different dietary NDF contents (27% NDF, 27 = low forage/high grain feeding, and 33% NDF, 33 = high forage/low grain feeding) were used. The experimental design was a $4{\times}4$ Latin Square with 20 milking cows (12 multiparous and 8 primiparous). This trial had four 21-day periods with 14 d adaptation and 7 d data collection. Milk yield and body condition score (BCS) on the AS-27, BMRCS-27 and BMRCS-33 treatments were significantly (p<0.05) higher than on the AS-33 treatment. Dry matter intake of the AS-27 and BMRCS-27 treatments was significantly (p<0.05) higher than for the AS-33 and BMRCS-33 treatments. Milk urea nitrogen (MUN) on the AS-33 treatment was significantly (p<0.05) higher than on the other diet treatments. A key finding of this study was that the BMRCS-33 (higher amounts of brown mid-rib corn silage than alfalfa silage, high forage and low grain feeding diet at 33% NDF) led to the equal highest milk production whilst having the equal lowest dry matter intake. This study demonstrated that the diet with higher ratio of highly digestible NDF forage such as brown mid-rib corn silage to alfalfa silage could lower grain feeding in the ration.

Evaluation of Organic Sudangrass for Feed Value, Silage Quality and Palatability in Korea

김종덕,심금섭,주종철,이현진,전경협,윤영유,오응용,이효원,Kim, Jong-Duk,Shim, Keum-Seob,Joo, Jong-Cheol,Lee, Hyun-Jiun,Jeon, Gyeong-Hyeop,Youn, Young-You,Oh, Eung-Yong,Lee, Hyo-Won Korean Association of Organic Agriculture 2011 韓國有機農業學會誌 Vol.19 No.S

The main nutritional problem of sorghum${\times}$sudangrass hybrid (Sorghum bicolor${\times}$Sorghum sudanese) silage is low quality and palatability. This experiment was conducted to evaluate whether organic com grain and crushed rice addition of sorghum${\times}$sudangrass hybrid silage increases forage quality of the silage. The sorghum${\times}$sudangrass hybrid silages with added com grain and crushed rice were similar to conventional com silage in moisture content. However organic sorghum${\times}$sudangrass hybrid silage had low pH values. Silage added with gain and byproduct had higher crude ash, acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) contents than control com silages, while its non-fiber carbohydrate (NFC) and total digestible nutrients (TDN) showed the opposite results. Lactic acid, butyric acid and lactic percentage of total organic acid (L/T) of sorghum${\times}$sudangrass hybrid silages were higher than those of com silage, but acetic acid was higher than control. In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) of com silage was higher than other sorghum silages. Feed intake of sorghum${\times}$sudangrass hybrid silage added with crushed rice was highest among silages. Therefore, these data indicate that crushed rice and com grain added sorghum${\times}$sudangrass hybrid silage could be recommended as the most effective treatment for increasing silage quality and palatability.

수산물 가공부산물의 이용에 관한 연구 I -가다랭이 내장 발효 silage 제조를 위한 유산균주의 배양특성

윤호동,이두석,지청일,서상복,YOON Ho-Dong,LEE Doo-Seog,JI Cheong-Il,SUH Sang-Bok 한국수산과학회 1997 한국수산과학회지 Vol.30 No.1

가다랭이 통조림을 제조할 때 대량 폐기되는 내장을 유효하게 이용할 목적으로 어류 내장 silage 제조를 위한 유산균주의 배양특성 및 저장기간에 따른 원료의 성상변화를 조사한 결과, MRS 배지에서 배양한 L. bulgaricus 및 L. plantarum 균주는 $pH\;5.5\~6.5$, 배양온도 $35^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 산생성 및 증식이 양호하였으며, 가다랭이 내장 자숙액에 사용된 당질원인 당밀 dextrose의 적정 첨가농도는 가다랭이 내장 중량 당 각각 $10\%$와 $7\%$ 정도인 것으로 나타났다. 저장기간에 따라 산첨가 silage의 pH는 초기 4.0에서 저장 42일째 pH 4.5로 다소 증가하였으며, 유산균 발효 silage는 초기 pH 5.9에서 점차 감소하여 pH 약 4.0까지 저하되었다. silage의 초기 VBN 함량은 약 $62\~65\;mg/100g$에서 저장기간에 따라 점차 증가하여 저장 42일후 산첨가 silage는 112.6\;mg/100g이었고, L. bulgarius 및 L. plantarum 발효 silage는 각각 139.9 mg/100g와 155.0 mg/100g 이었다. L. plantarum 발효 silage의 저장중 경시별 아미노질소 함량은 저장 4일째 1391.3 mg/100g으로서 약 $81\%$의 가수분해율을 나타내었다. 또한 L. plantarum을 이용하여 제조한 발효 silage의 초기 생균수는 $2.7\times10^8/g$에서 저장 35일째는 $2.3\times10^7/g$으로 나타났다. In order to utilize fish by-products from the skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) canning manufactures Lactobacillus buigaricus KCTC 3188 and L. piantarum KCTC 1048 were used as a starter culture for the preparation of fermented fish silage with skipjark tuna viscera. The optimum temperature and pH on barterial growth and lactic acid production of L. bulgaricus and L. plantarum in MRS broth were $35^{\circ}C$ and around pH 6.0, respectively. And the optimum concentrations of the carbohydrate sources added to the broths were $7\%$ for dextrose and $10\%$ for molasses on the basis of total weights of skipjack tuna viscera. The pH of acid treated skipjack tuna viscera silage (ASS) slightly increased from 4.0 to 4.5, while that of fermented skipjack tuna viscera silages by the use of lactic acid bacterias (FSS) was significantly declined from 5.9 to about 40 after 42 days of storage at $35^{\circ}C$. Though the content of volatile basie nitrogen (VBN) in ASS was lower than those of FSS after 42 days of storage at $35^{\circ}C$, VBN content in silages slightly increased from an initial value of $62\~65{\cdot}mg/100g$ to final value of $113\~155\;mg/100g$ over 42 days. The fermented silage by L. piantarum reached a maximum concentration of amino nitrogen and showed $81\%$ of hydrolysis degree after 4 days of storage at $35^{\circ}C$.

부산물 혼합 Silage 급여가 거세 한우의 채식 및 반추행동에 미치는 영향

이상무(Sang Moo Lee),김영일(Young Il Kim),곽완섭(Wan Sup Kwak) 한국초지조사료학회 2010 한국초지조사료학회지 Vol.30 No.2

본 연구는 부산물 혼합 silage 사료 급여가 한우 비육전기 거세우의 채식 및 반추행동에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위하여 실시하였다. 시험에 사용한 공시한우는 21개월령 총 12두를 3처리로 배치하였으며, 이 때 처리구는 관행구 (C구: 농후사료+ 볏짚 자유채식)와 부산물 혼합 silage 구를 2처리 (T1: 농후사료+부산물 혼합 silage 제한급여 (1 ㎏) + 볏짚 자유채식, T2: 농후사료+부산물 혼합 silage 자유채식)로 하여 48시간 행동관찰을 실시하였다. 총 건물 섭취량은 T1 > C > T2구순으로 나타났으나 상호간 유의적 차이는 없었다. 채식시간과 저작시간은 C구가 다른 구에 비하여 유의적으로 높게 나타났다 (p<0.05). 반추시간과 휴식시간은 처리구들 사이에 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 식괴수, 총저작수 및 식괴 당 저작수에 있어서도 같은 경향을 보였다. 그러나 식괴 당 반추시간과 FVI (feed value index)는 C구가 T1 및 T2구에 비하여 유의적으로 높게 나타났다 (p<0.01, 0.05). 분 당 식괴수는 T1구에서 높게 나타났으며 (p<0.01), 음수 회수는 T2구에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다 (p<0.05). 배분 및 배뇨 회수에 있어서는 처리구들 간에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 채식율에 있어서는 T2구가 다른 구에 비하여 유의적으로 높게 나타났으나 (p<0.05), 반추효율 및 저작효율에 있어서는 처리구들 사이에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 부산물 혼합 silage는 볏짚과 비교시 반추행동상 큰 문제가 없기 때문에 차후 볏짚 대용으로 활용가치가 높을 것으로 사료된다. This study was carried out to investigate the effects of by-product mixing silage feeding on the eating and ruminating behavior of fattening Hanwoo steer. A total of 12 Hanwoo steers (21 months old) were divided into three feeding groups and assigned to 3 dietary treatments: control (C: concentrate + ad libitum feeding of rice straw), and by-product mixing silage groups (T1: concentrate + 1 kg restricted feeding of by-product mixing silage + ad libitum feeding of rice straw, T2: concentrate + ad libitum feeding of by-product mixing silage). Eating behaviors were observed for 48 hours. Total feed intake was high in the order of T1 > C > T2, but not significantly different among the treatments. The eating and chewing time were significantly higher in C than by-product mixing silage treatments (P<0.05). Ruminating and resting time were not significantly different among the treatments. Number of bolus, number of total chews and number of chews per bolus were not significantly different among the treatments. But ruminating time per bolus and FVI (feed value index) were significantly higher in C than T1 and T2 (p<0,01, 0.05). Bolus per minute was the highest in T1 (p<0.01). Number of drinking was significantly higher in T2 than C and T1 (p<0.05), but defecating and urinating were not significantly difference among the treatments. Eating rate was the highest in T2 (p<0.05), but ruminating and chewing efficiency were not significantly difference among the treatments. Consequently, there was no big difference on eating behavior when feed by-product silage comparing with rice straw. Therefore, it is thought that by-product mixing silage could be the alternative for the rice straw.