Effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calves
Background: Hydroponic feeding system enables more effective utilization of the entire plant than typical grazing, which only consumes the plant's shoot. Aim: This study evaluated the effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibili...
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| author | Muhammad Arif Qahtan A.W. Khalaf Abd ur Rehman Sayed M. Hussain Najlaa H. Almohmadi Najah M. Al-Baqami Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack Mahmoud Kamal Mohamed Tharwat Ayman A. Swelum |
| author_facet | Muhammad Arif Qahtan A.W. Khalaf Abd ur Rehman Sayed M. Hussain Najlaa H. Almohmadi Najah M. Al-Baqami Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack Mahmoud Kamal Mohamed Tharwat Ayman A. Swelum |
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| description | Background:
Hydroponic feeding system enables more effective utilization of the entire plant than typical grazing, which only consumes the plant's shoot.
Aim:
This study evaluated the effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of buffalo calves.
Methods:
Twelve water buffalo calves, weighing an average of 112 +1.18 kg and between 8 and 10 months old, were divided into three treatments, each with four calves. Each group received one of the treatment diets: T1: the basal diet (BD) at 100%; T2: the BD plus hydroponic feed meal (HFM) at 80%: 20%; and T3: the BD plus HFM at 60%: 40%. For 100 days, each animal was fed ad libitum; the first ten days were used for nutritional adaptation, and the final ten days were used for collection. In addition to their basal diet, each animal received 200 g/day of a normal concentrate mixture to meet their maintenance needs. The basal diet included Green Hay (Lucerne) 80% and Wheat straw 20%. Each animal's daily feed consumption was noted. Calves were weighed biweekly to track growth. Upon completion of the experiment, blood samples were obtained.
Results:
The amount of DM consumed by ruminants fed diets, including hydroponic fodder, was considerably higher (P< 0.05). Similar trends were seen in CP, ADF, and NDF intake. Ingesting of CP was highest in animals fed T3. Animals fed diets comprising Basal diet 60% + HFM 40% had the highest levels of DM and CP digestibility. Animals fed the T3 diet (Basal diet 60% + HFM 40%) showed the best feed conversion values (P˂0.05). Blood metabolites like blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and glucose showed non-significant variations in all experimental animals. In haematology, a similar trend was seen.
Conclusion:
Therefore, it can be said that supplementing the diet with more HFM helped growing buffalo calves gain weight, have a lower FCR, and digest their food more efficiently. [Open Vet J 2023; 13(12.000): 1607-1613] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d98e7222d265470d92559ca11a9088d02024-01-11T18:57:11ZengTripoli UniversityOpen Veterinary Journal2226-44852218-60502023-12-0113121607161310.5455/OVJ.2023.v13.i12.10166326Effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calvesMuhammad Arif0Qahtan A.W. Khalaf1Abd ur Rehman2Sayed M. Hussain3Najlaa H. Almohmadi4Najah M. Al-Baqami5Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack6Mahmoud KamalMohamed TharwatAyman A. SwelumSargodha university Sargodha university Sargodha university Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Egypt Animal Production Research Institute Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Microbes and Genomics, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud UniversityBackground: Hydroponic feeding system enables more effective utilization of the entire plant than typical grazing, which only consumes the plant's shoot. Aim: This study evaluated the effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of buffalo calves. Methods: Twelve water buffalo calves, weighing an average of 112 +1.18 kg and between 8 and 10 months old, were divided into three treatments, each with four calves. Each group received one of the treatment diets: T1: the basal diet (BD) at 100%; T2: the BD plus hydroponic feed meal (HFM) at 80%: 20%; and T3: the BD plus HFM at 60%: 40%. For 100 days, each animal was fed ad libitum; the first ten days were used for nutritional adaptation, and the final ten days were used for collection. In addition to their basal diet, each animal received 200 g/day of a normal concentrate mixture to meet their maintenance needs. The basal diet included Green Hay (Lucerne) 80% and Wheat straw 20%. Each animal's daily feed consumption was noted. Calves were weighed biweekly to track growth. Upon completion of the experiment, blood samples were obtained. Results: The amount of DM consumed by ruminants fed diets, including hydroponic fodder, was considerably higher (P< 0.05). Similar trends were seen in CP, ADF, and NDF intake. Ingesting of CP was highest in animals fed T3. Animals fed diets comprising Basal diet 60% + HFM 40% had the highest levels of DM and CP digestibility. Animals fed the T3 diet (Basal diet 60% + HFM 40%) showed the best feed conversion values (P˂0.05). Blood metabolites like blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and glucose showed non-significant variations in all experimental animals. In haematology, a similar trend was seen. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be said that supplementing the diet with more HFM helped growing buffalo calves gain weight, have a lower FCR, and digest their food more efficiently. [Open Vet J 2023; 13(12.000): 1607-1613]https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=166326buffalo calvesgrowth performancehydroponic foddermaize |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Arif Qahtan A.W. Khalaf Abd ur Rehman Sayed M. Hussain Najlaa H. Almohmadi Najah M. Al-Baqami Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack Mahmoud Kamal Mohamed Tharwat Ayman A. Swelum Effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calves Open Veterinary Journal buffalo calves growth performance hydroponic fodder maize |
| title | Effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calves |
| title_full | Effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calves |
| title_fullStr | Effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calves |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calves |
| title_short | Effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility, hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calves |
| title_sort | effects of feeding maize hydroponic fodder on growth performance nitrogen balance nutrient digestibility hematology and blood metabolites of water buffalo calves |
| topic | buffalo calves growth performance hydroponic fodder maize |
| url | https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=166326 |
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