The present study was conducted to investigate effect of various plant extracts on enteric rumen methane emission. A possible interaction of used plant extracts was also examined using a fractional factorial experimental design. Ethanol extracts of le...
The present study was conducted to investigate effect of various plant extracts on enteric rumen methane emission. A possible interaction of used plant extracts was also examined using a fractional factorial experimental design. Ethanol extracts of lemon peel, orange peel, garlic by-product, spent coffee ground and lotus leaf were employed as plant extracts sources. Antioxidant activity and polyphenol content of extracts were measured. In vitro rumen simulated fermentation was performed to evaluate methane emission activity. Rumen fluid obtained from Holstein steer was strained through 8 layers cheese cloth and then mixed with McDougall solution in ratio of 1 to 4 to prepare rumen inoculum. Total mixed ration (TMR) was used as basal diet for fermentation and each extracts were included according to experimental design. Plackett burman design was employed as experimental design. In vitro rumen fermentation was performed for 24 hours at 39℃. Gas production, ruminal pH, methane and hydrogen gas, ammonia nitrogen and volatile fatty acid profile analysis were followed. At single extract effect evaluation, extracts of garlic by-product and spent coffee showed effective in vitro rumen methane mitigation without negative impact on rumen fermentation. In the interaction evaluation for used plant extracts, significant interaction between garlic by-product and spent coffee was detected in terms of in vitro rumen methane mitigation without suppression of rumen fermentation. As a conclusion, garlic by-product and spent coffee ground extracts were selected from other extracts as a possible environment friend plant extract for reduction of enteric rumen methane production.