Effects of Tea Saponin Supplementation on Nutrient Digestibility, Methanogenesis, and Ruminal Microbial Flora in Dorper Crossbred Ewe

Effects of Tea Saponin Supplementation on Nutrient Digestibility, Methanogenesis, and Ruminal Microbial Flora in Dorper Crossbred Ewe

Two experiments were conducted using Dorper × thin-tailed Han crossbred ewes. In experiment 1, eighteen ewes were randomly assigned to two dietary treatments (a basal diet, or the same basal diet supplemented with 2.0 g tea saponin (TS)/head/day) to investigate the effects of TS supplementa...

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Main Authors: Yunlong Liu, Tao Ma, Dandan Chen, Naifeng Zhang, Bingwen Si, Kaidong Deng, Yan Tu, Qiyu Diao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
methane emissions
nitrogen balance
reduction strategy
rumen fermentation
microbial flora
tea saponins
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/1/29

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