scholarly journals Erratum to: Analytical Methods Applied to Assess Chemical Composition, Nutritional Value and In Vitro Bioactivities of Terfezia olbiensis and Terfezia claveryi from Turkey

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 2595-2595
Author(s):  
İbrahim Kıvrak
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Terfezia Claveryi

scholarly journals Nutritional value, fermentation losses and aerobic stability of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) silage treated with exogenous fibrolytic enzymes

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. e48272
Author(s):  
Maikon Figueredo Lemos ◽  
Alexandro Pereira Andrade ◽  
Pedro Henrique Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Camila Oliveira Santos ◽  
Caio Felipe Barros Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Pennisetum Purpureum ◽  
Elephant Grass ◽  
Fibrolytic Enzymes ◽  
Grass Silage ◽  
Aerobic Stability ◽  
Pennisetum Purpureum Schum

The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional value, fermentation losses, and aerobic stability of elephant grass silage (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) treated with exogenous fibrolytic enzymes. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with four replicates (experimental silos) and five levels of fibrolytic enzymes (0, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 6.0%). For this, the elephant grass was ensiled at 70 days of age in plastic buckets with 20L capacity. Silos were opened 60 days after sealing. Analyses were made for chemical composition, in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), effluent losses (EL), gas losses (GL) and dry matter recovery (DMR), as well as the aerobic stability of the silage. Data were analyzed with PROC REG of SAS® University, at 5% probability. There was an increase in IVDMD content (p < 0.0001) and reduction in NDF and ADF contents (p < 0.0001) according to enzyme levels. These results were related to the increase in the degradation of fiber fractions. There were higher EL (p = 0.0062) as a function of enzyme levels and aerobic deterioration after silo opening, at all levels tested. Thus, it can be concluded that the exogenous fibrolytic enzymes change the chemical composition of elephant grass silage, and increase its digestibility and nutritional value. Moreover, when used alone as an additive, fibrolytic enzymes are not able to recover all dry matter of this silage (with effluent and gas losses), and are not able to maintain aerobic stability in the first hours after opening the silos.

Chemical composition, in vitro and in situ dry matter digestibility and preference of Quercus resinosa foliage

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Carrillo- Muro ◽  
R.G. Ramírez- Lozano ◽  
P. Hernández- Briano ◽  
M.A. López- Carlos ◽  
M. Guerrero- Cervantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
The State ◽  
In Vitro Digestibility ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
Young Leaves

The objectives of this study were to determine the chemical composition and dry matter digestibility of Quercus resinosa leaves harvested at different seasons of the year and to assess the intake and palatability of lamb diets containing foliage of Q. resinosa. There were three sites of collection, two located in the state of Jalisco and one in the state of Zacatecas, México. The young leaves harvested in spring, had greatest (P >0.05) nutritional value than leaves harvested in other seasons. The in vitro digestibility of organic matter (IVOMD), rapidly degradable fraction (a) and the degradation rate (c) were greater (P >0.05) in leaves harvested in spring and winter. The slowly degradable fraction (b) was greater (P >0.05) in spring, summer and autumn, and lesser in winter. The potential degradation fraction (a + b) and the effective degradability of dry matter were maximized (P >0.05) in spring than in the other seasons. The consumption was similar (P >0.05) among diets with different inclusion levels of leaves, but sheep consumed greater (P >0.05) amounts of diet containing leaves collected in spring. In conclusion, the Q. resinosa foliage contains the nutritional value and the digestibility and palatability that makes it suitable to replace completely the forage in the fattening diets of sheep, being preferable to use leaves harvested in spring and winter.

Chemical composition and in vitro organic matter degradability of various Iranian forages

2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 ◽  
pp. 156-156
Author(s):  
M. Rezaeian ◽  
A. S. Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Central Iran ◽  
Arid Areas ◽  
Rubia Tinctorum ◽  
Ruminant Diets ◽  
Semi Arid

Saffron (Crocus sativa, SF) and Madder (Rubia tinctorum, MD) are planted for their stamen (used in food industry) and roots (used for dyeing) in northeast and central Iran respectively. Artemisia siberi (AR) is also a typical plant of the arid and semi-arid areas in Iran. The forage parts of these plants have been used as ruminant feedstuffs for many years. However, little is known about the nutritional value of these forages and so information about their composition and degradability characteristics is necessary in order to properly balance their use in ruminant diets. The objective of this study was to determine the chemical composition and extent of digestion of DM and OM of these plants compared with grass nuts (GN) as a reference feed by using an in vitro method (Chaudhry et al., 2002).

scholarly journals Nutritive value responses to biological products in alfalfa forage (Medicago sativa L.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Ivelina Nikolova ◽  
Natalia Georgieva ◽  
Yordanka Naydenova
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Plant Cell Wall ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
In Vitro Digestibility ◽  
Biological Products ◽  
Feeding Value ◽  
Medicago Sativa L

The effects of the biological insecticides Madex and Agricolle, applied alone or in combination with the biological fertilizers Lithovit and Nagro, on chemical composition and enzyme in vitro digestibility, as well as energy feeding value of alfalfa dry mass were studied. Treatments were carried out at the beginning of the flowering stage during the second cutting for control of economically important pests, testing a method of organic pest control. Independent and combined applications of several biological products were found to influence positively the chemical composition, enzyme in vitro digestibility, and energy and protein nutritional value of alfalfa feed. An optimal combination of decrease in the content of plant cell wall fiber components and a significant increase in forage enzyme in vitro digestibility was revealed after the application of Agricolle and a combination of Agricolle and Nagro. Digestibility reached 60.4 and 59.9%, respectively, which is an increase of 12.0 and 11.0%. Alfalfa low fiber, high protein content, and digestibility made a very good complement to grains and other forages in dairy rations after treatment with biological products.

scholarly journals Yield, chemical composition, fermentation characteristics, in vitro ruminal variables, and degradability of ensiled amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus) cultivars compared with corn (Zea mays) silage

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Shadi ◽  
Yousef Rouzbehan ◽  
Javad Rezaei ◽  
Hassan Fazaeli
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Metabolizable Energy ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Cellulolytic Bacteria

Abstract Silages from four amaranth varieties (A5, A12, A14, and A28) were compared with corn silage (CS) in terms of their yield, chemical composition, phenolic compounds, oxalic acid and nitrate levels, silage fermentation characteristics, in vitro methane production, organic matter disappearance (OMD), microbial crude protein (MCP), ruminal ammonia (NH3-N), pH, volatile fatty acids, cellulolytic bacteria numbers, protozoa counts, and in situ dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) degradability were determined. Forages were harvested 93 d after planting, chopped, and ensiled in plastic buckets for 60 d. The study was based on a randomized complete block design, and data were analyzed using SAS, general linear model (GLM) procedure for normal distribution. Compared with CS, amaranth silages (AMS) had lower ash-free neutral detergent fiber nitrate, OMD (P &lt; 0.001), phosphorus (P = 0.003), and metabolizable energy (ME) (P = 0.043) but higher (P &lt; 0.001) CP, calcium, non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC), acid detergent lignin, ether extract, ash, total phenolics, pH, NH3-N concentration, MCP, digestible undegradable protein (DUP), and metabolizable protein (MP). Fresh, OM, OMD, ME (P &lt; 0.001), and DM (P = 0.032) yields of AMS from different varieties were higher than CS, with the exception of A5. Overall, amaranth made good quality silage, with some variation, and A28 had the highest yield and nutritional value (CP, NFC, MCP, DUP, and MP). The yield, CP concentration, and nutritional value of A28 silage were higher than CS. Although these in vitro results are promising, they also need to be validated with future in vivo research.

scholarly journals Chemical composition and nutritional value of leaves and pods of Leucaena leucocephala, Prosopis laevigata and Acacia farnesiana in a xerophilous shrubland

2020 ◽  
pp. 723
Author(s):  
Cecilia C. Zapata- Campos ◽  
José E. García-Martínez ◽  
Jaime Salinas Chavira ◽  
Juan A. Ascacio Valdés ◽  
Miguel A. Medina Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Leucaena Leucocephala ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
In Vitro Fermentation ◽  
Acacia Farnesiana

The objective of this study was to determine the nutritional value of three leguminous trees heavily selected by goats in a xerophilous shrubland. Chemical composition and in vitro dry matter disappearance (IVDMD) of leaves and pods from leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala), mesquite (Prosopis laevigata), and huisache (Acacia farnesiana) is presented. Crude protein (CP) ranged from 17.3% for leaves of huisache to 21.9% for leucaena. The neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content ranged from 39.0 to 40.3 with no difference among fodder threes. Across tree species, mean IVDMD was 61.6% for pods and 52.2% for leaves. IVDMD for leaves was highest (p < 0.01) for leucaena (54.9%) and lowest for huisache (47.3%). Condensed tannins in an acetonic extract were highest for leaves of huisache (45.3 mg CE/g DM) and lowest for mesquite (25.9 mg CE/g DM). Pods and leaves of huisache presented the highest number of secondary metabolites, mainly related to hydroxybenzoic acid and flavonols; leucaena and mesquite presented mainly flavonols and anthocyanins. It was concluded that leaves and pods of leucaena, mesquite, and huisache constitute valuable forages for ruminant livestock due to their low fiber, high CP levels, moderate in vitro fermentation characteristics and high mineral content.

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