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Effect of supplementation on the digestibilityo f roughaged iets
Abstract
Supplementation of low quality Mongolian hay and barley straw with urea, minerals and a small quantity (11 - 14% of total OM) of easily digestible carbohydrate had a positive influence on in vivo digestibility, increasing the net energy value of the low quality roughages by up to 34%. The rumen ammonia concentration was maintained above the critical level by the recycling of N to the rumen. Supplementation with a concentrate increased the retention time of hay in the digestive tract when compared with feeding hay alone. NaOH-treatment of barley straw increased the digestibility and rate of passage through the digestive tract.
Aanvulling van lae kwaliteit Mongoolse hooi en rogstrooi met ureum, minerale en 'n klein hoeveelheid (11 -14% van totale OM) maklik verteerbare koolhidrate, het 'n positiewe invloed gehad op die in vivo verteerbaarheid en die totale energiewaarde van lae kwaliteit ruvoere is verhoog met tot 34%. Die ammoniakkonsentrasie van die grootpens is bokant die kritieke vlak gehandhaaf deur die hersirkulasie van N na die grootpens. In vergelyking met die voer van hooi alleen het die aanvulling met koolhidrate die retensietyd van hooi in die verteringskanaal verleng. Die behandeling van rogstrooi met NaOH het die verteerbaarheid sowel as die tempo van deurvloei deur die verteringskanaal verhoog.
Keywords: Supplementation, digestibility, rate of passage, nitrogen, minerals, easily degradable carbohydrates