Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep
Objective This study ascertained effects of roughage quality, period of day at meal termination and time lapse after feeding on digesta load in the rumen. Methods Veld hay was untreated (poor roughage quality, PRQ), improved (improved roughage quality, IRQ) by treating with urea or semi-improved by...
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| description | Objective This study ascertained effects of roughage quality, period of day at meal termination and time lapse after feeding on digesta load in the rumen. Methods Veld hay was untreated (poor roughage quality, PRQ), improved (improved roughage quality, IRQ) by treating with urea or semi-improved by spraying with urea (semi-improved roughage quality, SIRQ). Experiment 1a used four rumen fistulated sheep to determine in-sacco degradability. Twelve sheep (56.3±4.59 kg) were blocked by weight and randomly allocated to IRQ (n = 6) and PRQ (n = 6) to determine solid and liquid passage rates. In experiment 1b, nine sheep (37.6±9.34 kg) were blocked by weight and randomly allocated to IRQ (n = 4) and PRQ (n = 5) to determine digestibility. Sixteen sheep (36.47±9.46 kg) were blocked by body weight and randomly allocated to IRQ (n = 8) and PRQ (n = 8). Two sheep were slaughtered for each sampling time in each treatment (IRQ and PRQ) at 0, 6, 12, and 24 h after feeding to determine rumen load. In experiment 2, eighteen goats (25.4±9.08 kg) were blocked by weight and randomly allocated to IRQ (n = 6), SIRQ (n = 6), and PRQ (n = 6). Then all 18 goats were slaughtered soon after meal termination in the morning; afternoon and evening to determine the effect of period of day on rumen fill. Results Rate of degradation and effective degradability were enhanced by improvement of roughage quality. Roughage quality had no effect on digestibility, but digestibility was higher in goats than sheep. Fractional passage rate of particles was higher for IRQ than PRQ, but similar for liquids. Digesta fractional clearance rates at 24 h after feeding were 0.018/h (IRQ) and 0.006/h (PRQ). Period of day had an influence on rumen load. Neutral detergent fibre load for goats were above 2.03 kg/100 kg body weight for all diet treatments. Conclusion Following starvation, passage rate had negligible effects on emptying of rumen load. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0db6e061cba469981ed3d91d4125fbf2022-12-22T00:21:18ZengAsian-Australasian Association of Animal Production SocietiesAsian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences1011-23671976-55172018-08-013181183119610.5713/ajas.17.032323818Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheepMehluli Moyo0Rasheed Adekunle Adebayo1Ignatius Verla Nsahlai2 Animal and Poultry Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209, South Africa Animal and Poultry Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209, South Africa Animal and Poultry Science, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209, South AfricaObjective This study ascertained effects of roughage quality, period of day at meal termination and time lapse after feeding on digesta load in the rumen. Methods Veld hay was untreated (poor roughage quality, PRQ), improved (improved roughage quality, IRQ) by treating with urea or semi-improved by spraying with urea (semi-improved roughage quality, SIRQ). Experiment 1a used four rumen fistulated sheep to determine in-sacco degradability. Twelve sheep (56.3±4.59 kg) were blocked by weight and randomly allocated to IRQ (n = 6) and PRQ (n = 6) to determine solid and liquid passage rates. In experiment 1b, nine sheep (37.6±9.34 kg) were blocked by weight and randomly allocated to IRQ (n = 4) and PRQ (n = 5) to determine digestibility. Sixteen sheep (36.47±9.46 kg) were blocked by body weight and randomly allocated to IRQ (n = 8) and PRQ (n = 8). Two sheep were slaughtered for each sampling time in each treatment (IRQ and PRQ) at 0, 6, 12, and 24 h after feeding to determine rumen load. In experiment 2, eighteen goats (25.4±9.08 kg) were blocked by weight and randomly allocated to IRQ (n = 6), SIRQ (n = 6), and PRQ (n = 6). Then all 18 goats were slaughtered soon after meal termination in the morning; afternoon and evening to determine the effect of period of day on rumen fill. Results Rate of degradation and effective degradability were enhanced by improvement of roughage quality. Roughage quality had no effect on digestibility, but digestibility was higher in goats than sheep. Fractional passage rate of particles was higher for IRQ than PRQ, but similar for liquids. Digesta fractional clearance rates at 24 h after feeding were 0.018/h (IRQ) and 0.006/h (PRQ). Period of day had an influence on rumen load. Neutral detergent fibre load for goats were above 2.03 kg/100 kg body weight for all diet treatments. Conclusion Following starvation, passage rate had negligible effects on emptying of rumen load.http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-8-1183.pdfIntakeFractional Clearance RateRoughageRumen FillSmall Ruminants |
| spellingShingle | Mehluli Moyo Rasheed Adekunle Adebayo Ignatius Verla Nsahlai Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences Intake Fractional Clearance Rate Roughage Rumen Fill Small Ruminants |
| title | Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep |
| title_full | Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep |
| title_fullStr | Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep |
| title_short | Effects of roughage quality, period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep |
| title_sort | effects of roughage quality period of day and time lapse after meal termination on rumen digesta load in goats and sheep |
| topic | Intake Fractional Clearance Rate Roughage Rumen Fill Small Ruminants |
| url | http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-8-1183.pdf |
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