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Effect of Basal Diet on Sheep Rumen Degradability of Different Feedstuffs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2017
Extract
The provision of grain supplements to ruminants provide extra fermentable organic matter for the rumen microbial biomass, but often results in a lower whole efficient of ruminal digestion (Obara et al., 1991; Weakley et al., 1983). The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different basal diets on rumen degradability of several feedstuffs.
Ruminal digestion of three feedstuffs - soybean meal (SBM), lucerne hay (LH) and barley straw (BS) - was determined by in saccomethod according a 2 × 3 factorial design defined by 2 basal diets - lucerne hay (H) or lucerne hay plus barley (40:60; HB) - and three churra ewes fitted with ruminal cannula.
- Type
- Ruminant Metabolism
- Information
- Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 185
- Copyright
- Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993