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린코마이신과 남은 음식물의 첨가.급여가 육계의 생산성 및 혈액의 성상에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Dietary Supplemental Lincomycin and Food Waste on Performance and Blood Components of Broiler Chicks)

  • 박재홍;류경선
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.43-50
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    • 2000
  • Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of dietary supplemental lincomycin at different food waste supplements on performance of broiler chicks. Diets were based corn, soybean meal and contained 3,078, 3,089 ㎉/kg ME, 21% CP for the first three weeks and 3,116 ㎉/kg and 19% CP for the rest two weeks. Three levels of lincomycin(LM; 0, 2.2, 4.4mg/kg) and food waste (FW;0, 5, 10%) were differently used for both experiments. Weight gain, feed intake, feed conversion ratio were weekly measured for five weeks. Blood components, liver and abdominal fat were sampled at the end of experiments. In experiment, 1 weight gain of birds fed 4.4mg/kg LM was significantly higher than that of no LM treatments (p<0.05). It was tended to decrease in 10% food waste treatment compared to that of control but was not significantly different. FCR of chocks fed LM supplement tended to improve as dietary LM level increased. It was not superior in 10% food waste treatment to that of control, but tended to improve compared to that of other treatments. Weight gain and FCR of birds fed 2.2mg/kg LM without food waste tended to improve compared to those of other treatments, but were not significantly different. Liver to body weight ratio birds fed LM supplements regardless of FW decreased significantly compared to that of control (p<0.05), but was not consistency in FW treatments. There was no significance in blood components except blood protein. In experiment 2, weight gain of chicks fed no FW showed quadratic, but increased as dietary supplemental LM increased. Birds fed 5% FW was not superior weight gain to that of other FW treatments. It also decreased in no LM treatment with 10% FW compared to that of control. However, the birds fed 4.4 mg/kg LM with 10% FW exhibited significantly higher weight gain the trend of weight gain. It tended to increase up to 10% FW combined with 4.4 mg/kg LM, but was not significantly different. Liver to body weight ratio of chicks fed LM was significantly decreased more than the control(p<0.05).The results of these experiments indicated that chicks fed 10% FW with 4.4 mg/kg LM supplements maximized growth rate of all treatments, but was not improve FCR in both experiments.

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Wide open lateral cephalogram을 이용한 하악골 성장에 관한 연구 (STUDY ON THE GROWTH OF THE MANDIBLE USING WIDE OPEN LATERAL CEPHALOGRAM)

  • 문성욱;박영국;정규림
    • 대한치과교정학회지
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.39-50
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    • 2001
  • 교정치료를 함에 있어 하악골의 모양, 성장률, 성장방향에 대한 예측은 치료계획의 수립 및 치료기간과 예후를 결정하는데 있어 중요한 역할을 한다. 이를 규명하기 위해 다양한 방법들이 시도 되어왔고 측모두부방사선규격사진을 이용함으로써 좀 더 정확성을 기할 수 있게 되었다. 그러나 해부학적인 구조의 특성상 하악과두 부위에서 중첩이 발생하여 정확한 형태 및 위치의 측정에 의문이 남는다. 이 연구의 목적은 하악과두 부위에서 중첩을 피하여 좀 더 정확한 하악골의 형태 및 성장양상을 알아보고자 함에 있다. 이 연구는 1급 부정교합군 14명, 2급 부정교합군 9명, 3급 부정교합군 17명, 총 40명의 환자를 대상으로 평균 4년 3개월의 기간을 두고 최대개구상태의 측모두부방사선규격사진(Wide Open lateral cephalogram)을 촬영하여 11개의 계측항목을 설정, 계측하였고 Autocad Rl4 program을 이용하여 평균적인 외형을 작도하고 측면적을 계측하여 비교, 분석하였다. 그 결과 다음의 결론을 얻었다. 1 하악체의 길이(gonion-menton)는 3급, 1급, 2급 순으로 증가추세를 보였고 3급 부정교합군이 2급 부정교합군에 비해 2배 이상 증가하였으나 통계학적으로는 3급 부정교합군과 1급 부정교합군, 2급 부정교합군과 1급 부정교합군 사이에는 유의성이 있었고 3급 부정교합군과 2급 부정교합군 사이에는 유의한 상관성이 없는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 2. Go-Me, A-Cd, B-Cp, E-F, G-H, 측면적의 항목에서 연 평균 성장량, 성장속도 들에서 3급 부정교합군에서 많은 증가를 보이고 특히 2급 부정교합군에 비해서는 명확한 차이를 보이고 있다. 3. 평균 4년 3개월 동안의 하악골 측면적의 연 평균 성장량은 1급 부정교합군이 $1.0cm^2$, 2급 부정교합군이 $0.8cm^2$, 3급 부정교합군이 $1.4cm^2$이고 성장율은 $11.9\%,\;11.8\%,\;20.3\%$로 1급 부정 교합군과 2급 부정교합군에서는 별 차이가 보이지 않았고 3급 부정교합군에서는 다른 두 군에 비해 2배에 가까운 성장율을 보였다. 이상의 결과에서 부정교합의 유형에 따른 하악골의 성장량의 차는 선천적인 악골의 크기에 의해서 라기 보다는 성장 중 발생하는 하악골의 성장속도와 성장량의 차이에 의한 것으로 사료된다.

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Thymus vulgaris 분말의 급여가 산란계의 생산능력, 난품질 및 난황 내 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Feeding Thymus vulgaris Powder on the Productivity, Egg Quality and Egg Yolk Fatty Acid Composition in Laying Hens)

  • 박성복;이경진;이왕휴;류경선
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제39권2호
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    • pp.157-161
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    • 2012
  • 본 시험은 CP=16.0%이고, ME=2,800 kcal/kg인 산란계 사료에 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0와 2.0%의 백리향(Thymus vulgaris) 가루를 첨가하며, 산란계에 8주간 급이할 경우, 변화하는 생산 능력, 계란의 품질 및 난황 내 지방산 조성을 조사하였다. 시험은 35 주령 Brown Nick 산란계 288수를 이용하였으며, 총 4 처리구에 처리구당 4반복으로 반복당 18수씩의 산란계를 배치하며 실시하였다. 산란계의 생산 능력 중 산란율과 난중은 통계적인 유의차가 조사되지는 않았으나, TVP 2.0% 처리구에서 수치적으로 높았으며, 일일 산란량은 산란율과 유사한 경향을 나타내었다. 사료 섭취량은 TVP 처리구에서 대조구보다 유의적으로 감소하였으나(p<0.05), 사료 요구율은 대조구와 유의적인 차이가 조사되지 않았다. 사료 내 TVP첨가 수준에 따른 계란의 품질 변화 중, 난백고, 호우유닛과 난황색도에서는 첨가수준을 높게 할수록 유의적으로 증가하였으며, 특히 TVP를 2.0% 사료 내 첨가한다면 7.93, 86.79와 7.2의 난백고, 호우유닛과 난황색도를 나타내는 것으로 조사되었다(p<0.05). 난황 내 지방산 조성 중 palmitic acid와 arachidonic acid는 TVP 함량이 가장 높은 TVP 2.0% 처리구에서 유의적으로 감소한 반면, linolenic acid의 조성은 증가하여, TVP 2.0% 처리구에서 가장 높은 불포화지방산 조성과 더불어 유의적으로 높은 UFA/SFA 비율을 보이는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 따라서, 본 실험에서 TVP의 사료 내 첨가는 계란의 품질과 난황의 불포화도까지 증가시킬 수 있는 것으로 사료되며, 특히 TVP를 2.0% 첨가하여 산란계에 급이 한다면 가장 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

Effect of Replacing Soybean Meal with Soya Waste and Fish Meal with Ensiled Shrimp Waste on the Performance of Growing Crossbred Ducks

  • Dong, Nguyen Thi Kim;Elwinger, K.;Lindberg, J.E.;Ogle, R. Brian
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제18권6호
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    • pp.825-834
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    • 2005
  • Two experiments were conducted with growing crossbred Super-Meat ducks at the experimental duck farm of Cantho University to evaluate the effects of reducing the proportion of soybean meal (SBM) in a broken rice (BR)-SBM mixture and providing soya waste (SW) ad libitum (Expt. 1), and reducing the proportion of fish meal (FM) in a BR-FM mixture and supplying ensiled shrimp waste (ESW) ad libitum (Expt.2). Both experiments included five treatments, with three replicates and ten growing ducks per replicate. In Expt.1, the five diets were based on BR and five levels of SBM, with SW offered ad libitum. The control diet (SBM25) consisted of 75% BR and 25% SBM, and the other four treatments included SBM levels of 20% (SBM20), 14% (SBM14), 8% (SBM8) and 0% (SBM0) mixed with BR to 100%, and with SW ad libitum. In Expt. 2, the control diet consisted of 86% BR and 14% FM, and the other dietary treatments had FM levels of 11% (FM11), 8% (FM8), 4% (FM4) and 0% (FM0) mixed with BR, and with ESW ad libitum. In Expt. 1, total intakes of dry matter (DM), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF) and metabolizable energy (ME) were higher for birds given SW (p<0.001). Total CP intake was highest on the SBM20 diet, and lowest on the SBM0 diet (p<0.001). Lower daily gain (DG) was found for the SBM0 diet (p<0.01). Carcass weights were higher on the control treatment, with the lowest values on the SBM0 diet (p<0.001). Gizzard weights were higher on diets with high intakes of SW (p<0.05). In Expt. 2, birds with high intakes of ESW (FM4 and FM0) had lower (p<0.01) daily intakes of DM. The total CP intakes declined (p<0.001) with higher intakes of ESW. The highest DG were for the control and FM11 diets, while the lowest value was for diet FM0 (p<0.001). The poorest feed conversion ratio (FCR) was for the FM0 treatment (p<0.01). Lower weights of carcass and breast muscle were found on the FM0 diet (p<0.001). Feed costs per kg gain were only slightly different between diets. However, the lowest feed cost was for ducks on the SBM0 and FM11 diets in Expt.1 and Expt. 2, respectively.

생균제의 급여가 산란계의 생산성과 장내 미생물의 변화에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Feeding Probiotics on Performance and Intestinal Microflora of Laying Hens)

  • 류경선;박흥석;류명선;박수영;김상호;송희종
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제26권4호
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    • pp.253-259
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    • 1999
  • The objects of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary several supplemental probiotics on performance and intestinal microflora of Lohmann brown laying hens from 68 to 80 weeks. Basal diets based on corn and soybean meal contained 18.0% CP and 2,720㎉/kg ME. Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus salvarius isolated from piglet(LSP) were fed at the level of 0.1 and 0.2% in a one way design. There were four replicates of 40 hens each per treatment. Egg production, feed intake, feed conversion ratio(FCR), eggshell quality were measured at every four weeks and intestinal microflora were examined at the end of experiment. Egg production of bird fed 0.2% individual probiotics was significantly higher than that of control(P 0.05). Birds fed the diet containing 0.2% LSC and LSP had significantly lower FCR than other treatments(P 0.05). However, egg weight of birds fed control and 0.2% BS diet showed higher than other treatments. Feed intake of 0.2% BS and 0.1% LSP treatment was significantly higher than other treatments, but was not consistency of all treatments(P 0.05). Eggshell breaking strength and thickness of hens fed probiotics tended to increase compared to that of control, but was not significantly different. Intestinal anaerobes, Lactobacillus spp. and yeast of hens fed all tested probiotics were significantly increased compared to those of control. The number of intestinal E. coli of all probiotics treatments except 0.1% LSP tended to decrease. Intestinal Lactobacillus spp. was increased significantly by 0.1% dietary LSC, whereas intestinal yeast showed significant increase in LSP treatments(P〈0.05). The results of this experiment indicated that feeding probiotics to laying hens improved the egg production, FCR and increased beneficial microflora.

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Growth Performance, Carcass Yield, and Quality and Chemical Traits of Meat from Commercial Korean Native Ducks with 2-Way Crossbreeding

  • Heoa, K.N.;Hong, E.C.;Kim, C.D.;Kim, H.K.;Lee, M.J.;Choo, H.J.;Choi, H.C.;Mushtaq, M.M.H.;Parvin, R.;Kim, J.H.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제28권3호
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    • pp.382-390
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    • 2015
  • This work was conducted to investigate the performance and meat characteristics of commercial Korean native duck (KND). A total of 180 1-d-old ducklings of 2-way crossbreds from A and B lines (from National Institute of Animal Science) were used in this work and divided into 4 groups (3 replicates/group, 15 birds/replicate). The four groups were 4 crossbreds as AA (A line [♀]${\times}$A line [♂]), AB (A line [♀]${\times}$B line [♂]), BB (Pure line B strains) and BA (B strains [♀]${\times}$A strain [♂]). Ducks were fed diets based on corn-soybean meal for 0 to 3 wk (22.4% crude protein [CP], 2,945 kcal/kg metabolizable energy [ME]) and 3 to 8 wk (18.4% CP, 3,047 kcal/kg ME). As a result of this study, average body weight of 4 crossbreds were 625, 1,617, 2,466, and 2,836 g at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks, respectively, and significantly increased over the period of time (p<0.05). Body weight of BB group was greater than other crossbreds at the age of 6 weeks (p<0.05). There was a significant difference in weekly body weight gains (p<0.05), which were 573, 991, 850, and 371 g at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks old, respectively. Uniformity of 4 crossbreds was 84.9%, 80.5%, and 72.5% at 6, 7, and 8 weeks, respectively, and there was no difference among crossbreds. Body weight gain of BB crossbred was highest among crossbreds (p<0.05). Weekly feed intake significantly increased with weeks as 669, 1,839, 2,812, and 3,381 g at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks respectively (p<0.05). Feed intakes of AA and BB crossbreds were higher at 2 to 4 weeks old than others and that of BB crossbred was highest at 4 to 6 weeks old (p<0.05). Weekly feed conversion ratios were 1.17, 1.86, 3.32, and 9.37 at 0 to 2, 2 to 4, 4 to 6, and 6 to 8 weeks old, respectively, and it increased with age (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in feed conversion ratio among crossbreds. Carcass yields of 4 crossbreds were 73.6%, 71.6%, 73.5%, and 71.7%, respectively, so there was no significant difference among crossbreds. There was no difference in wing, neck, breast and leg ratios among crossbreds. However, back ratios of 4 crossbreds were 17.6%, 18.0%, 15.8%, and 17.6%, respectively, and back ratio of BB was the highest among crossbreds. Finally, these results may provide the basic data on the production, carcass quality, fatty acid and amino acid composition of commercial KND with 2-way crossbreeding.

Effects of Dietary Algal Docosahexaenoic Acid Oil Supplementation on Fatty Acid Deposition and Gene Expression in Laying Tsaiya Ducks

  • Cheng, C.H.;Ou, B.R.;Shen, T.F.;Ding, Shih-Torng
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제19권7호
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    • pp.1047-1053
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    • 2006
  • The current study was designed to determine the effects of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on fatty acid deposition in egg yolk and various tissues of laying Tsaiya ducks, and on the mRNA concentrations of hepatic lipogenesis-related transcription factors. Thirty laying ducks were randomly assigned to three treatments with diets based on corn-soybean meal (ME: 2803 kcal/kg; CP: 17.1%; Ca: 3.4%) supplemented with 0% (control diet), 0.5% or 2% algal DHA oil. The DHA content in egg yolks of the ducks was elevated significantly (p<0.01) with the supplementation of dietary DHA. The DHA percentage of the total fatty acids in the egg yolk of laying ducks was 0.5%, 1.3% and 3.4% for 0%, 0.5% and 2% algal DHA oil treatments, respectively, for the $1^{st}$ week, and 0.5%, 1.5% and 3.3% for the $2^{nd}$ week. Therefore, algal DHA oil can be utilized by laying Tsaiya ducks to enhance the egg-yolk DHA content. The concentrations of triacylglycerol (TG) and cholesterol in plasma of laying Tsaiya ducks were not affected by dietary DHA treatments (p>0.05). The DHA concentration in plasma, liver, and skeletal muscle was increased with the addition of dietary algal DHA oil (p<0.05). The mRNA abundance of sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP1) and SREBP2 in the livers of laying Tsaiya ducks was not affected by dietary DHA, suggesting that the expression of these transcription factors is tightly controlled and not sensitive to DHA treatments.

한국재래닭의 능력에 관한 연구 I. 서로 다른 사료 급여가 한국재래닭의 능력에 미치는 영향 (Studies on the Performance of Korean Native Chickens I. Effect of Various Feeding Systems on Performance of Korean Native Chickens)

  • 김상호;이상진;강보석;최철환;장병귀;오봉국
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.169-175
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    • 1998
  • 본 연구는 한국재래닭의 적정 사료급여체계에 대한 기초자료를 제시하기 위해, 재래닭 810수를 공시하여 부화후 1일령부터 64주령까지 사양시험을 실시하였다. 시험사료는 NRC('94,T1), Japanese Feeding Standard('92, T2), 한국표준가축사료급여기준('94, T3)에 의거 배합하였으며 사양시험 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 육성률은 처리간에 차이가 없었으며, 50% 산란 도달일령 역시 164∼165일로서 비슷하였다. 2. 20주령 체중은 가 T1과 T3에 비하여 낮았으며, 사료섭취량은 반대로 T2가 약간 많이 섭취한 경향이었지만, 처리간 통계적 유의성은 인정되지 않았다. 3. 64주간 평균 산란율은 T2가 가장 높았고 T3가 낮았지만 유의적 차이는 인정되지 않았으며, 산란 최고기는 공히 27∼30주령이었다. 4. 평균난중과 1일 산란량은 각각 49∼50g과 30∼31g으로서 처리간 비슷한 결과를 보였다. 5. 사료섭취량은 T1이 1∼2 정도 적게 섭취하였으나 유의성은 없었고, 사료요구율은 T1이 가장 개선되었으며 T2, T3순으로 나타났다. 6. 대사에너지 섭취량은 T1이 T2와 T3에 비하여 많았으며(P<0.05), 조단백질 섭취량은 반대의 경향을 보였지만 유의성은 없었다. 산란 kg당 영양소 요구량도 동일한 경향이었으나 유의성은 없었다. 7. 난형질은 사료의 영양소 수준에 따른 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났는데, 난황색은 콘글루덴밀의 영향으로 T1이 진하게 나타났다(P<0.05). 8. 수정율과 부화율은 처리간에 차이가 없었으며, 39주령의 성적이 62주령에 비하여 우수하였다. 이상과 같은 결과로 한국재래닭의 합리적인 사료급여체계는 육성기를 3 혹은 4단계로 나누어 사육하고, 산란기 영양소는 대사에너지 2,800kcal/kg, 조단백질 15%수준이 합리적일 것으로 사료된다.

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Nutritive Value and Utilization of Three Grass Species by Crossbred Anglo-Nubian Goats in Samoa

  • Aregheore, Eroarome Martin
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제14권10호
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    • pp.1389-1393
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    • 2001
  • A study was carried out to investigate the nutritive value and utilization of three grass species, batiki grass (lschaemum aristatum var. indicum), guinea grass (Panicum maximum) and signal grass (Bracharia decumbens) by growing goats. Eighteen growing crossbred goats $(Anglo-Nubian{\times}Fiji\;local)$ of between 9-11 months of age and pre-trial average live weight of $9.50{\pm}1.60kg$ were divided on the basis of weight to three treatment groups in a completely randomized design. The grasses constituted the diets and they were harvested fresh and chopped into pieces before they were offered to the goats. Chemical composition of the grasses, DMI, body weight gain (BWG) and apparent nutrient digestibility coefficients were measured. The grasses had similar DM content. The CP content of the grasses was in the range of 8.3-11.2%. Crude fiber (CF) content was between 30.9-35.2%. Ether extract (EE) was low with a range of 1.2-1.8%. Nitrogen free extract (NFE) was similar (40.9%) for batiki and guinea grasses, while signal grass had more NFE content (51.1%). The grasses are good sources of minerals (ash). OM content was higher in signal grass while guinea and batiki grasses had similar OM content. The goats on signal grass had higher DMI than those on batiki and guinea grasses (p<0.05). The goats on batiki grass had lower average BWG (p<0.05) than those on guinea and signal grasses. Nutrients digestibility were significantly (p<0.05) higher in the goats on signal grass compared to those on guinea and batiki grasses. The goats on guinea grass were better (p<0.05) in the digestibility of CP, OM, NFE and ME than those on batiki grass. However, goats on batiki were significantly better (p<0.05) in digestibility of CF than those on guinea grass. Signal and guinea grasses had more DCP than batiki grass. DE was lower in batiki grass (p<0.05) than in guinea and signal grasses. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between batiki and guinea grasses in TON. Data obtained in this experiment demonstrated that signal grass is better than guinea and signal in the nutrition of growing goats in the tropical environment of Samoa. It had the highest nutritive value, better apparent digestibility coefficients which have better growth rate and feed efficiency. In ranking, signal grass was better than guinea and batiki grasses, while guinea grass was better than batiki in nutritive value in the parameters measured. For future pasture establishment in Samoa, signal grass is recommended for consideration because of its higher nutritive value as a replacement for batiki, the most predominant grass.

Effects of Supplementation of Mixed Cassava (Manihot esculenta) and Legume (Phaseolus calcaratus) Fodder on the Rumen Degradability and Performance of Growing Cattle

  • Thang, C.M.;Sanh, M.V.;Wiktorsson, H.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.66-74
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    • 2008
  • Two experiments were conducted to assess the effect of replacing a conventional concentrate with mixed cassava (Manihot esculenta) foliage and legume (Phaseolus calcaratus) foliage. In Exp. 1, three rumen fistulated crossbred cows were used for in sacco rumen degradability studies. In vitro gas production was also studied. In Exp. 2, 11 crossbred F2 heifers (Red Sindhi$\times$Holstein Friesian), with initial live weight of $129{\pm}6kg$ and aged six months, were allocated in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) to evaluate a mixture (ratio 3:1) of cassava and legume foliage (CA-LE feed) as a protein source compared to a traditional concentrate feed (Control) in diets based on fresh elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and urea treated rice straw ad libitum. The Control feed was replaced by the CA-LE feed at levels of 0% (Control), 40% (CA-LE40), and 60% (CA-LE60) based on dry matter (DM). The in sacco degradation of CA-LE feed was higher than Control feed (p<0.05). After 48 h incubation the degradation of CA-LE feed and Control feed was 73% vs. 58% of DM and 83% vs. 65% of CP, respectively. The gas production of CA-LE feed was also significantly higher than of Control feed during the first 12 h of incubation. The results of the performance study (Exp. 2) showed that the level of CA-LE feed in the concentrate had no effect on total dry matter intake (p>0.05), but live weight gains (LWG) in CA-LE40 and CA-LE60 were significantly higher (551 and 609 g/d, respectively) than in the Control group (281 g/d). The intake of CP was higher (p<0.05) for the treatments CA-LE40 and CA-LE60 (556 and 590 g/d, respectively) compared to that of Control (458 g/d), while there was no significant difference in ME intake. The feed conversion ratio was 16.8, 9.0 and 7.9 kg DM/kg LWG in Control, CA-LE40 and CA-LE60, respectively. The feed cost of CA-LE40 and CA-LE60 corresponded to 43% and 35%, respectively, of the feed cost of Control feed. The best results were found when CA-LE feed replaced 60% of DM in Control feed and considerably decreased feed cost. It is concluded that feeding cassava foliage in combination with Phaseolus calcaratus legume as a protein supplement could be a potentially valuable strategy which leads to reduced feed costs and a more sustainable system in smallholder dairy production in Vietnam.