Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Asian Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies (아세아태평양축산학회)
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Effect of feeding of blend of essential oils on methane production, growth, and nutrient utilization in growing buffaloes

  • Yatoo, M.A. (Rumen Microbiology Section, Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar) ;
  • Chaudhary, L.C. (Rumen Microbiology Section, Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar) ;
  • Agarwal, N. (Rumen Microbiology Section, Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar) ;
  • Chaturvedi, V.B. (Rumen Microbiology Section, Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar) ;
  • Kamra, D.N. (Rumen Microbiology Section, Centre of Advanced Faculty Training in Animal Nutrition, Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar)
  • Received : 2016.07.01
  • Accepted : 2017.02.15
  • Published : 2018.05.01
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Abstract

Objective: An experiment was conducted to study the effect of a blend of essential oils (BEO) on enteric methane emission and growth performance of buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). Methods: Twenty one growing male buffaloes (average body weight of $279{\pm}9.3kg$) were divided in to three groups. The animals of all the three groups were fed on a ration consisting of wheat straw and concentrate mixture targeting 500 g daily live weight gain. The three dietary groups were; Group 1, control without additive; Group 2 and 3, supplemented with BEO at 0.15 and 0.30 mL/kg of dry matter intake (DMI), respectively. Results: During six months feeding trial, the intake and digestibility of dry matter and nutrients (organic matter, crude protein, ether extract, neutral detergent fibre, and acid detergent fibre) were similar in all the groups. The average body weight gain was tended to improve (p = 0.084) in Group 2 and Group 3 as compared to control animals. Feeding of BEO did not affect feed conversion efficiency of the animals. The calves of all the three groups were in positive nitrogen balance with no difference in nitrogen metabolism. During respiration chamber studies the methane production (L/kg DMI and L/kg digestible dry matter intake was significantly (p<0.001) lower in Group 2 and Group 3 as compared to control animals. Conclusion: The results indicated that the BEO tested in the present study have shown potential to reduce enteric methane production without compromising the nutrient utilization and animal performance and could be further explored for its use as feed additive to mitigate enteric methane production in livestock.

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