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Macro- and Micro-nutrient Utilization and Milk Production in Crossbred Dairy Cows Fed Finger Millet (Eleucine coracana) and Rice (Oryza sativa) Straw as Dry Roughage Source

  • Gowda, N.K.S.;Prasad, C.S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제18권1호
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    • pp.48-53
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    • 2005
  • Finger millet straw and rice straw are the major source of dry roughage in southern India. They distinctly vary in their morphological and nutritional characters. Hence an effort was made to study the nutrient utilization, milk yield and composition in crossbred dairy cows fed either finger millet (group 1) or rice straw (group 2) as a source of dry roughage. The cows in both the groups were fed as per requirement with concentrate, green fodder and straw in the ratio of 30:45:25 parts (DM). At the end of 50 days of preliminary feeding a digestibility trial was conducted for 7 days and pooled samples of feed, fodder, feces, urine and milk were analysed for macro and micro nutrient content. Finger millet straw contained more CP, Ca, P, Mg, Cu, Zn and Co than rice straw and rice straw contained higher ADF, ash and silica. The intake of DM, CP, EE, NDF, ADF and most micronutrients (Ca, P, Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn and Co) was significantly higher in cows fed finger millet straw. The digestibility of DM, CP, NDF and ADF was significantly higher in cows fed finger millet straw and the gut absorption of Ca, Cu, Mn and Co was significantly higher in cows fed finger millet straw. The dietary requirement of all micronutrients in both the group of cows could be met irrespective of the type of roughage fed except that of Ca, which was low (0.61 and 0.40%) in rice straw fed cows. The average daily milk yield (L/cow) was also higher (7.0 L) in cows fed finger millet straw as compared to cows fed rice straw (6.3 L). The average milk composition also did not differ except that of milk fat which was significantly (4.7 and 4.5%) low in cows fed rice straw. The overall results of this study have indicated that finger millet straw is a better source of dry fodder than rice straw and while feeding rice straw as the sole roughage to dairy cows there is need to supplement additional calcium as this could be one of the limiting nutrients for milk production.

Modeling and Forecasting Livestock Feed Resources in India Using Climate Variables

  • Suresh, K.P.;Kiran, G. Ravi;Giridhar, K.;Sampath, K.T.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.462-470
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    • 2012
  • The availability and efficient use of the feed resources in India are the primary drivers to maximize productivity of Indian livestock. Feed security is vital to the livestock management, extent of use, conservation and productivity enhancement. Assessment and forecasting of livestock feed resources are most important for effective planning and policy making. In the present study, 40 years of data on crop production, land use pattern, rainfall, its deviation from normal, area under crop and yield of crop were collected and modeled to forecast the likely production of feed resources for the next 20 years. The higher order auto-regressive (AR) models were used to develop efficient forecasting models. Use of climatic variables (actual rainfall and its deviation from normal) in combination with non-climatic factors like area under each crop, yield of crop, lag period etc., increased the efficiency of forecasting models. From the best fitting models, the current total dry matter (DM) availability in India was estimated to be 510.6 million tonnes (mt) comprising of 47.2 mt from concentrates, 319.6 mt from crop residues and 143.8 mt from greens. The availability of DM from dry fodder, green fodder and concentrates is forecasted at 409.4, 135.6 and 61.2 mt, respectively, for 2030.

Effect of Agro-ecological Zones, Farm Category and Season on Feeds and Feeding of Large Ruminants in Rural Bangladesh

  • Islam, M.R.;Rahman, M.M.;Rahman, M. Mahbubur;Zaman, M.A.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제15권5호
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    • pp.643-649
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    • 2002
  • Availability of feeds and fodder and amount of their intake by large ruminants in eight different agro-ecological zones (AEZ) of Bangladesh were recorded over a year. Roughages such as straw, naturally grown green grass, water hyacinth, tree leaves, legumes and sugarcane tops were the major feedstuffs fed to the large ruminants. Amount of intake of these ingredients differed (p<0.01) across AEZ studied, but did not differ across seasons or farmers' categories (p>0.05) except for green grasses (p<0.01). Byproduct concentrates offered to animals in the studied areas were rice bran, wheat bran and different oil cakes. The amount of intake of concentrates by the animals also differed (p<0.01) across AEZs, but did not differ across seasons or farmers' categories (p>0.05), except for rice bran and wheat bran which differed between season and farm category, and season respectively (p<0.01). The large standard errors of mean indicate that there are wide variations in intake of roughages and concentrates across AEZ's, seasons and farmers' categories and even across days. This further indicates that the feeding practices of large ruminants are largely heterogeneous. In addition to feeding roughage and concentrates, the animals were allowed to graze for six hours a day. Grazing hours also differed (p<0.01) across AEZ, but not by farmers' categories or seasons.

Effect of Cotton Stems Addition on the Chemical Composition and In Sacco Dry Matter Digestibility of Pearl Millet Silage

  • Grewal, R.S.;Saijpaul, S.;Kaushal, S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권12호
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    • pp.1722-1724
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    • 2003
  • The possibility of using cotton stems as a roughage source in animal feeding was explored. Ground cotton stems (T2 and T3) or stems treated with 0.5% urea (T4 and T5) were ensiled with pearl millet green fodder in double lined plastic bags of 3 kg capacity for 50 days. Formic acid (0.4% v/v) was sprayed on T3 and T5 silages. The treatments were compared with pearl millet silage alone (T1) which constituted the control. All the bags were placed in the silo pit of pearl millet silage. Results indicated that urea treatment of cotton stems increased and formic acid application reduced dry matter loss of the silages. Inclusion of cotton stems in the silage significantly (p<0.05) increased CF, ADF, cellulose and ADL due to its higher cell wall content. The hemicellulose was significantly lower in T3 (16.7%) and T5 (22.52%) as compared to T2 (23.45%) and T4 (24.6%) due to formic acid application. Ammoniation significantly increased NH3-N content in T4 (0.202%) and formic acid controlled NH3-N level in T5 (0.107%).The in sacco dry matter digestibility was significantly higher (p<0.05) in formic acid preserved silages T3 and T5 (47.73 and 47.93%) as compared to silages without formic acid (44.94 and 41.22 %) in T2 and T4 respectively, but lower than T1 (54.39%). It is concluded that cotton stems can be ensiled with pearl millet fodder in 1:4 ratio with or without urea treatment. Formic acid application further increases the silage quality.

진주조의 영양과 이용 및 생산성 (Nutrition, Utilization and Productivity of Pearl Millet Hybrids Developed in Korea)

  • 최병한;박근용;박래경
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제39권1호
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    • pp.103-114
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    • 1994
  • Pearl millet is a $C_4$ plant and summer crop originated from west Africa, and the sixth most important cereal in the world and the most widely cultivated millet in the semi-arid tropics as a major staple food crop. Its grain of higher quality protein is used to make unleavened bread chapatis and prepared as gruel, dumplings, couscous and beer. It is also used as animal feed and forage in both temperate and tropical regions because it has a capability to grow well not only in the fertile soil, but also in the poor and dry soil. Most of the current breeding procedures used in pearl millet are aimed at maximum exploitation of hybrid vigor for both grain and forage yields in Korea. Pearl millet is ideally suited for exploitation of heterosis using cytoplasmic male sterile lines as seed parent, and fertile inbred lines and open-pollinated cultivars as pollen parent. Pearl millet hybrids developed in Korea produced 3 to 7 tons of grain and 100 to 150 tons of green fodder per hectare.

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Investment beneficial analysis of rice alternative plants

  • Yi, Hyang-Mi;Goh, Jong-Tae;Lee, Jong-In
    • 농업과학연구
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    • 제40권2호
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    • pp.169-176
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    • 2013
  • The price and revenue of rice are expected to decrease due to increasing rice imports, decreasing consumption and the discontinuance of the government's rice procurement. This degenerating profitability is leading to a rise in the cultivation of upland-crops such as beans, fodder crops and fruits in paddy fields. However, there is a lack of research on the selection of rice substitute crops which are adaptable to the relevant region through profitability analysis. This research, therefore, analyzed investment profitability of rice substitute crops for Cheorwon-gun area in Kangwon province. The study applied net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR), which fit for mutually exclusive investments that make one selection to the exclusion of other crops. Target crops are green house plants in Cheorwon-gun area. Financial analysis showed paprika and cucumber have investment feasibility for automated vinyl greenhouses and conventional plastic greenhouses respectively.

광반응기와 Euglena gracilis Z를 이용한 이산화탄소 고정화 공정의 거동 특성 (The Behavior of a $CO_2$Fixation Process by Euglena Gracilis Z with a Photobioreactor)

  • 신항식;채소용;황응주;임재림;남세용
    • KSBB Journal
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.644-648
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    • 2000
  • Biological fixation of carbon dioxide using microalgae is known as an effective CO$_2$reduction technology. However, many environmental factors influence microalgal productivity. Optimal cultivation factors were determined for the green alga, Euglena gracilis Z, which offers high protein and vitamin E content for animal fodder. In batch culture in a photovioreactor, it was found that theinitial pH, temperature, CO$_2$concentration in air, and light intensity during the optimal cultivating conditions were 3.5, 27$^{\circ}C$, 5-10% and 520 ${\mu}$mol/㎡/s, respectively. When tap water and freshwater were used as cultivating media unsterilized tap water was found to be effective. A kinetic model was considered to determine the relationship between the specific growth rate and the light intensity. The half-velocity coefficient (K(sub)I) in the Monod model under photoautotrophic conditions was 978.9 ${\mu}$mol/㎡/s.

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파종량에 따른 수수와 수수-수단그라스 교잡종의 사료생산성 (Optimum Seeding Rate of Sorghum and Sorghum-Sudangrass Hybrids for Forage Production)

  • 이석순;최상집;홍승범
    • 한국초지조사료학회지
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.116-120
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    • 1991
  • 남부지방에서 유숙기에 수확한 수수의 사일리지 생산과 지엽출현기에 수확한 수수-수단그라스 교잡 종의 청예사료 생산에 알맞는 파종량을 알기 위하여 수수 2품종(P 931, P 956)과 수수-수단그라스 교잡 종 1품종을 4수준의 파종량(1. 2, 3, 4 kg/lOa)에서 재배하였다. 수수 P 931은 7월 22일, P 956은 7월 31 일에 1차 수확하였고, 수수-수단그라스 교잡종은 7 월 26일,8월 16일에 수확하였으며, 수수의 2차 및 수수-수단그라스의 3차 수확은 수확적기에 도달하지 않았으나 모두 10월 13일에 수확하여 그들의 사료가치와 생산성을 비교한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 수수와 수수-수단그라스 모두 파종량간에 수 확기, 간장, 초장, 건물비율은 차이가 없었다. 수수의 건물비율은 26.9~31. 2%로서 품종과 수확차수간에 차이가 없었으나 수수-수만그라스의 1자 수확은 10.0-10.7%, 2차 수확은 18.2~19.9%, 3차 수확은 24.6~27.8%로서 수확차수가 높을수록 건물비율이 높았다. 2. 수수 P 931이 P 956에 비하여 조섬유 함량은 높고, 가용성 무질소물은 더 낮았으나 조단백질과 조 지방 함량은 비슷하였다. 수수는 수수-수단그라스 보다 조단백질과 조회분의 함량은 낮고, 조섬유와 가용성 무질소물의 함량은 높았으나 조지빙은 비슷하였다. 3 .총 건물수량은 P 931>P 956>P 988의 순으로 높았다. 수수와 수수-수단그라스 교잡종의 1차 수확량은 파종량이 증가할수록 높았으나 2차 수확량은 파종량이 많을수록 감소하여 총 건물수량은 파종량 2-4 kg/lOa 사이에서는 차이가 없었다.

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Effect of Replacing Cereal Grain in Concentrate With Wheat Bran on the Performance of Lactating Bos indicus×Bos taurus Cows Fed Green Fodder ad libitum in the Northern Plains of India

  • Sahoo, A.;Chaudhary, L.C.;Agarwal, Neeta;Kamra, D.N.;Dutt, T.;Pathak, N.N.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제13권12호
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    • pp.1699-1707
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    • 2000
  • Thirty-one multiparous Bos indicus${\times}$Bos taurus cows were offered concentrate supplements based on (1) 2 kg wheat bran; (2) 4 kg wheat bran; and (3) concentrate (30 maize: 67 wheat bran) at 0.5 kg per 1.0 kg milk produced, in a one year study in India. All supplements also contained 2 parts of a mineral mixture and 1 part salt. Cows were allocated to treatments at calving on parity (2nd and 3rd calf) with 13, 8 and 10 cows respectively in treatments 1, 2 and 3. They were individually fed for whole lactation, the basal diet being ad libitum berseem clover plus 2 kg wheat straw in the cool season/winter (period 1) and chopped maize in summer (period 2). Diets with berseem offered TDN and CP contents of 67.6, 18.2; 65.5, 16.8; and 67.5, 16.8 percent; and with maize fodder 62.6, 12.0; 62.6, 12.5; and 63.3, 12.5 percent for treatments 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Total dry matter (DM) intakes (1) 9.9 kg, (2) 10.9 kg and (3) 11.1 kg DM/day and intake of nutrients (TDN, CP) increased with level of supplementation (p<0.01), but effects of treatment on animal performance were not significant. Cow milk yields averaged (1) 7.9 kg, (2) 8.1 kg and (3) 8.8 kg milk/day (p>0.05) for lactation lengths of 252, 270 and 220 days (p>0.05) and cows gained +7.3; +8.1; and +12.0 kg respectively over their lactation (p>0.05). Wheat bran was used effectively as the sole energy component in concentrates for lactating dairy cows. Its use could potentially reduce feed costs and demands for cereal grain. Reduced concentrate levels may be considered if green forages of high nutrient content are fed ad libitum. Associated economic advantages or disadvantages require further evaluation.