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EFFECT OF ORCHARDGRASS GROWTH STAGE ON POOL SIZE AND KINETICS OF DIGESTA PARTICLES IN THE RUMEN OF SHEEP

  • Ichinohe, T. (Laboratory of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shimane University) ;
  • Tamura, T. (Shintoku Livestock Research Station, Government of Hokkaido) ;
  • Ueda, K. (Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University) ;
  • Okubo, M. (Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University) ;
  • Asahida, Y. (Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University)
  • Received : 1994.09.26
  • Accepted : 1995.01.20
  • Published : 1995.06.01

Abstract

The differences in rumen particle pool size, passage rate and rumen degradability in sheep receiving three varieties of orchardgrass hay harvested at pre-heading (H1), early-bloom (H2) and late-bloom (H3) were investigated using four ruminal-cannulated wethers (68 kg) fed 1,300 g of the hay once a day. Representative samples of whole rumen contents were collected at different times after feeding and the quantities of rumen particle pools [large particle pool (LPP), retained on a $1,180{\mu}m$ sieve; small particle pool (SPP), retained on a 47 but passed a $1,180{\mu}m$ sieve; and soluble fraction (SOL), passed a $47{\mu}m$ sieve (SOL)] were determined by a wet-sieving technique. The fullowing results were obtained: 1) The dry weight of whole rumen contents were significantly lower (p < 0.05) for HI than for H2 or H3. The reduction rate of whole rumen contents was slightly but significantly greater for HI that, the other hay varieties. 2) The LPP disappearance rates were 26.2, 25.3 and 21.7 g DM/h for H1, H2 and H3, respectively, and no statistical differences were found among the hay varieties. Appreciable changes were not observed with SPP and SOL throughout measurements for all hay varieties; however the SPP was markedly greater (p <0.05) for H2 and ill than for HI, while SOL did not differ among hay varieties. 3) The SPP passage rate (g DM/h) and effective rumen degradability (%) for HI, H2 and ill were, respectively, 9.7, 56.6; 16.9, 42.3; and 18.0, 28.9. The ruminal tum-over rate for SPP appeared to be higher for HI than for the other hay varieties.

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