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Volume 18(5): 415-422,
2014. Redacted
2017.
Effects of
discarded dates on rumen fermentation and digestibility in Kermani sheep.
Bayati Zade J, Khezri A, Dayani O, Tahmasbi R.
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of
Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar
University, Kerman, Iran
ABSTRACT
Bayati Zade J, Khezri
A, Dayani O, Tahmasbi R., Effects of
discarded dates on rumen fermentation and digestibility in Kermani
sheep, Onl J
Vet Res., 18(5): 415-422, 2014. The effect of discarded dates on rumen fermentation and
digestibility in Kermani sheep are described. Four rumen cannulated sheep were fed in a 4
× 4 Latin square design for 21 days. Discarded dates were supplemented at a
rate of 10, 20 and 30% in the diet whereas controls were not given dates. Dry matter
intake, total tract apparent digestibility of nutrient and other rumen parameters
were evaluated. Results suggested that higher levels
of dietary dates reduced rumen pH and NH3-N compared
with controls. Dry matter intake feed and Nitrogen balance were higher in sheep
fed 30% discarded dates and
lowest in controls fed none. Digestible dry matter (DM), crude
protein (CP), organic matter(OM), acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) values
did not appear to be affected by the supplement. Discarded dates as a
supplement may increase utilization efficiency of nitrogen in the rumen. The
results must be interpreted with caution as only four sheep were used in the
experiment.
Keywords: Discarded dates,
Digestibility, nitrogen metabolism,
Fermentation, sheep.
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