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Nutrient Value Evaluation of Different Type Feeds by in vitro Gas Production Method

WANG Fang1, XU Yuan-jun1, NIU Jun-li1, ZHAO Meng1, ZHANG Yang-dong1, ZHANG Kai-zhan2, BU Deng-pan1,3,4   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. Beijing Sino Farm, Beijing 100028, China;
    3. World Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia, Beijing 100193, China;
    4. Synergetic Innovation Center of Food Safety and Nutrition, Harbin 150030, China
  • Received:2015-06-09 Online:2016-01-20 Published:2016-01-23

Abstract: The experiment was conducted to evaluate nutrient value of ruminant feeds by in vitro gas production method.The volume of gas production(GP) at 2, 6, 12 and 24 h, in vitro fermentation parameters and nutrient degradation rate of three energy feeds(corn, corn bran and wheat bran) and three roughages(alfalfa meal, alfalfa hay and corn silage) were measured, and gas production kinetic parameters among different feeds and the relationship between fermentation kinetics and nutritent composition were analyzed.The results showed that the GP24, theoretical gas production(A) and B of corn was the highest among energy feeds, but there was no significant differences of B among different energy feeds(P>0.05).The DMD of corn, the NDFD of corn bran and the CPD of wheat bran were the highest;There were no significant differences in GP24 among roughages.The GP24, A, DMD, CPD of alfalfa meal were the highest, while there was no significant differences of B among roughages(P>0.05).Correlation analyses indicated that the theoretical maximum gas production and the accumulative gas production were extremely significant negatively related to CP, NDF, ADF and Ash(P<0.01).Therefore, the experiment revealed that significant differences were observed in in vitro gas producetion kinetic parameters among different feeds, which could supply scientific basis for diet formulation in dairy practice.

Key words: in vitro gas production method; energy feeds; roughages; nutrient value

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