Digestibility and rumen degradability of bagasse based diets (bbd) fed to beef cattle
- Journal of Dairy, Veterinary & Animal Research
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Izeldin A Babiker,1 Amir MS Mukhtar,2 Omer A El Khidir3
Department of Animal Production, University of Zalingei, Sudan - Amir MS Mukhtar, Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Khartoum, Sudan
- Omer A El Khidir, Animal Production Research Center, Sudan
Abstract
Four experimental bagasse based diets (BBD) were evaluated by studying the digestibility and degradability of CP and DM. Results showed that, the digestibility of crude protein and organic matter of the sugarcane bagasse (SCB) were improved (P<0.05) in two diets out of the four experimental (BBD). On the other hand, the CP and DM degradation characteristics showed variable results. The CP degradability of the four diets ranges between 83.7-89.1. The higher CP degradation (P) might be attributed to the higher degradation characteristics of groundnut meal proteins used in these diets.
Keywords
SCB: Sugarcane Bagasse, ME: Metabolizable Energy, CDS; Complete Diet System, In vivo digestibility, BBD: Bagasse Based Diets, APRC: Animal Production Research Centre, DMI: Dry Matter Intake, DM: Dry Matter, ED: Effective degradability, Synthetic fibre bag, Complete diet system, Fibrous material, Fecal digestibility, Degradability, Baggara bull.
