Effect of Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional Feeding of Concentrate and Roughage Rations on Dairy Cattle Performance in Sudan
Dairy cattle in Sudan are traditionally fed on separate concentrate and roughage diets. Because of the high cost of forages, feeding strategies should be attempted to reduce feeding costs. A traditional dairy ration (As-fed), composed of 49% sorghum grains (SG), 29.4% groundnut seed cake (GSC), 19.6...
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| description | Dairy cattle in Sudan are traditionally fed on separate concentrate and roughage diets. Because of the high cost of forages, feeding strategies should be attempted to reduce feeding costs. A traditional dairy ration (As-fed), composed of 49% sorghum grains (SG), 29.4% groundnut seed cake (GSC), 19.6% wheat bran (WB), 1% limestone (LS) and 1% salt (NaCl), was used as a control. The test ration was a total mixed ration (TMR) composed of 40% SG, 23% groundnut seed hulls (GSH), 20% GSC, 15% WB, 1% LS and 1 % NaCl. The control traditional ration was fed at 10 Kg/cow/day together with 7 Kg sorghum chaff. Two levels of TMR were used with alfalfa hay (AH); (17 Kg TMR + 1 Kg AH/cow/day and 15 Kg TMR + 2 Kg AH. Three cross-bred dairy cows (European x Local) were used with the feeding regimes in a 3x3 Latin square design. Cows consumed similar amounts of DM, CP and ME and produced similar quantities of milk (P > 0.05). TMR had no effects (P > 0.05) on the composition of milk. The cost for TMR was decreased by 19%.TMR was thus effective in reducing feeding costs without affecting milk production and composition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43bcfaf577b4422c964342339c815afe2024-03-07T17:27:33ZaraThe Union of Arab UniversitiesArab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences1110-26752636-35852023-12-0131222323010.21608/ajs.2023.226641.1531330138Effect of Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional Feeding of Concentrate and Roughage Rations on Dairy Cattle Performance in SudanMahgoub Elhag0Bedria Mohammed1Mohmed Sayed2Mohmed Abdulla3Mayser Abdulla4Yassin Abakar5Alzaem Alazhari University,Khartoum-North ,SudanAlzaem Alazhari University,Khartoum-North ,SudanAlzaem Alazhari University,Khartoum-North ,SudanAlzaem Alazhari University, Khartoum-North, SudanAlzaem Alazhari University, Khartoum-North, SudanAlzaem Alazhari University, Khartoum-North, SudanDairy cattle in Sudan are traditionally fed on separate concentrate and roughage diets. Because of the high cost of forages, feeding strategies should be attempted to reduce feeding costs. A traditional dairy ration (As-fed), composed of 49% sorghum grains (SG), 29.4% groundnut seed cake (GSC), 19.6% wheat bran (WB), 1% limestone (LS) and 1% salt (NaCl), was used as a control. The test ration was a total mixed ration (TMR) composed of 40% SG, 23% groundnut seed hulls (GSH), 20% GSC, 15% WB, 1% LS and 1 % NaCl. The control traditional ration was fed at 10 Kg/cow/day together with 7 Kg sorghum chaff. Two levels of TMR were used with alfalfa hay (AH); (17 Kg TMR + 1 Kg AH/cow/day and 15 Kg TMR + 2 Kg AH. Three cross-bred dairy cows (European x Local) were used with the feeding regimes in a 3x3 Latin square design. Cows consumed similar amounts of DM, CP and ME and produced similar quantities of milk (P > 0.05). TMR had no effects (P > 0.05) on the composition of milk. The cost for TMR was decreased by 19%.TMR was thus effective in reducing feeding costs without affecting milk production and composition.https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_330138_09d969b4f459198702a5294cece389df.pdftraditional feedingtmrconcentrate rationsroughagedairy cattlemilk yieldmilk composition |
| spellingShingle | Mahgoub Elhag Bedria Mohammed Mohmed Sayed Mohmed Abdulla Mayser Abdulla Yassin Abakar Effect of Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional Feeding of Concentrate and Roughage Rations on Dairy Cattle Performance in Sudan Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences traditional feeding tmr concentrate rations roughage dairy cattle milk yield milk composition |
| title | Effect of Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional Feeding of Concentrate and Roughage Rations on Dairy Cattle Performance in Sudan |
| title_full | Effect of Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional Feeding of Concentrate and Roughage Rations on Dairy Cattle Performance in Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional Feeding of Concentrate and Roughage Rations on Dairy Cattle Performance in Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional Feeding of Concentrate and Roughage Rations on Dairy Cattle Performance in Sudan |
| title_short | Effect of Total Mixed Rations Versus Traditional Feeding of Concentrate and Roughage Rations on Dairy Cattle Performance in Sudan |
| title_sort | effect of total mixed rations versus traditional feeding of concentrate and roughage rations on dairy cattle performance in sudan |
| topic | traditional feeding tmr concentrate rations roughage dairy cattle milk yield milk composition |
| url | https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_330138_09d969b4f459198702a5294cece389df.pdf |
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