Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage
Most tropical roughage feeds are generally deficient in nitrogen, energy or some minerals and vitamins. A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) leaves and molasses to Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) silage. Silage were prepared from Napier grass and...
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| description | Most tropical roughage feeds are generally deficient in nitrogen, energy or some minerals and vitamins. A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) leaves and molasses to Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) silage. Silage were prepared from Napier grass and mixed with Gliricidia and molasses. There were four treatments involved which were NG, containing Napier grass only which was the experiment control, GS containing Napier grass mixed with 5% Gliricidia leaves, ML containing the Napier grass mixed with 5% molasses, and MG containing Napier grass mixed with 5% molasses and 5% Gliricidia leaves. The treatments were analyzed for aerobic stability, dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), and digestibility. There were no significant differences in aerobic stability of silage between treatments, and the treatments with Gliricidia were higher in crude protein (p<0.05) and had better digestibility (p<0.05) when compared to the control. In conclusion, Gliricidia leaves as additives to Napier grass silage can improve its nutritive value and quality. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-540192018-02-23T07:20:30Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54019/ Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage Jusoh, Shokri Alimon, Abdul Razak Iman, M. N. Most tropical roughage feeds are generally deficient in nitrogen, energy or some minerals and vitamins. A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of adding Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) leaves and molasses to Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) silage. Silage were prepared from Napier grass and mixed with Gliricidia and molasses. There were four treatments involved which were NG, containing Napier grass only which was the experiment control, GS containing Napier grass mixed with 5% Gliricidia leaves, ML containing the Napier grass mixed with 5% molasses, and MG containing Napier grass mixed with 5% molasses and 5% Gliricidia leaves. The treatments were analyzed for aerobic stability, dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), and digestibility. There were no significant differences in aerobic stability of silage between treatments, and the treatments with Gliricidia were higher in crude protein (p<0.05) and had better digestibility (p<0.05) when compared to the control. In conclusion, Gliricidia leaves as additives to Napier grass silage can improve its nutritive value and quality. Malaysian Society of Animal Production 2016-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54019/1/Effect%20of%20Gliricidia%20sepium%20leaves%20and%20molases%20inclusion%20on%20aerobic%20stability.pdf Jusoh, Shokri and Alimon, Abdul Razak and Iman, M. N. (2016) Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage. Malaysian Journal of Animal Science, 19 (1). pp. 33-42. ISSN 1394-3227 http://mjas.my/mjas-v2/rf/pages/volumemanu.php?VolumeID=19&IssueNo=1 Grass silage; Napier grass; Aerobic stability; Nutritive value |
| spellingShingle | Grass silage; Napier grass; Aerobic stability; Nutritive value Jusoh, Shokri Alimon, Abdul Razak Iman, M. N. Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage |
| title | Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage |
| title_full | Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage |
| title_short | Effect of Gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability, value and digestibility of Napier grass silage |
| title_sort | effect of gliricidia sepium leaves and molases inclusion on aerobic stability value and digestibility of napier grass silage |
| topic | Grass silage; Napier grass; Aerobic stability; Nutritive value |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54019/1/Effect%20of%20Gliricidia%20sepium%20leaves%20and%20molases%20inclusion%20on%20aerobic%20stability.pdf |
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