Falola, O and Olufayo, O (2016) Nutritional Evaluation of Some Browse Plants Incubated with Panicum maximum by in-Vitro Gas Production Technique. In: 21st Annual Conference of Animal Science Association of Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Animal Science, 18th-22nd September 2016., University of Port- Harcourt.
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Abstract
In- vitro gas production technique for 24 hours was used to determine the nutritive values of some selected browse plants (Gliricidia sepium , Leucaena leucocephala , Azardirachta indica , Gmelina arborea) incubated with Panicum maximum. samples were formulated in their respective combination with Panicum maximum at ratio 50:50, the treatments were as follows: T1(100% Panicum maximum),T2 (50% Panicum maximum+50% Leucaena leucocephala), T3 (50% Panicum maximum +50% Gmelina arborea), T4 (50%Panicum maximum+50% Gliricidia sepium), T5( 50%Panicum maximum + 50%Azardirachta indica) . The samples were subjected to proximate analysis and in vitro gas production. Results obtained from proximate composition showed that crude protein (CP) content varied from 10.70 to 25.50g/100g DM, crude fibre (CF) ranged from 4.13 to 38.00g/100g DM, ether extract (EE) ranged from 10.44 to 15.35g/100g DM and ash 9.09 to 14.72g/100g DM. Methane (ml/200mg DM) production was high in T4 and low in T3. The lowest and highest potential gas production, ‘a+b’ values of 5.33mL/200mgDM and 12.33mL/200mgDM was obtained for T1, T3 andT4 respectively. The results showed that there were significant differences (p<0.05) among the forages in metabolizable energy (ME), organic matter digestibility (OMD), and short chain fatty acid (SCFA), highest values of ME (4.85 MJ/Kg DM), OMD (40.98%) and SCFA ( 0.324μmol) were recorded for T4 when compared to other treatments; this indicate that T4 which has highest metabolizable energy (ME), organic matter digestibility (OMD), and short chain fatty acid (SCFA) has the potential benefit to meet nutrient requirement of ruminants during dry season.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Aug 2020 09:40 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Aug 2020 09:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1118 |
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