Rumen fermentation patterns in buffalo bulls fed total mixed ration supplemented with exogenous fibrolytic enzyme and/or live yeast culture

Authors

  • Ravikanth Reddy Poonooru Department of Animal Nutrition, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram
  • Rinivasa Kumar Dhulipalla Department of Animal Nutrition, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram
  • Raghava Rao Eleneni Department of Animal Nutrition, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram
  • Ananda Rao Kancharana Senior Scientist & Head, Buffalo Research Station, VR Gudem

Keywords:

Buffalo bulls, exogenous fibrolytic enzymes, Live yeast culture, Rumen fermentation pattern, Total mixed ration

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of exogenous fibrolytic enzyme (EFE) and/or live yeast culture supplementation in total mixed ration (TMR) on rumen fermentation patterns in buffalo. For this, four adult buffalo bulls weighing 377.05±43.36 kg were randomly allotted to four dietary treatments viz., TMR containing R:C ratio of 70:30 (T1), T1 supplemented with EFE at 15 g/animal/day (T2), T1 supplemented with live yeast culture at 10 g/animal/day (T3), and T1 supplemented with EFEs at 15 g/animal/day and live yeast culture at 10 g/animal/day (T4). Rumen liquor from the fistulated animals was collected at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 h post-feeding, and was analyzed. This study revealed that rumen pH values were highest at 0 h, and were declined to minimum by 4 h post-feeding, while total volatile fatty acids (TVFA), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), and nitrogen (N) fractions reached to peak at 4 h post-feeding, and later followed a decreasing trend in all the treatments. Supplementation of EFE in TMR (T2) had no effect (P>0.05) on rumen pH and food and protozoal N concentration, while it influenced to increase (P<0.01) the concentration of TVFA, NH3-N and other N fractions as compared to the T1. Yeast culture supplementation in TMR (T3) increased (P<0.01) rumen pH, TVFA, NH3-N, total N, TCA-insoluble N and residual N. However, no effect (P>0.05) on food and protozoal N in buffalo bulls was found. This study indicated that, supplementation of EFE and/or live yeast culture in TMR (T4) increased (P<0.01) the rumen pH, TVFA, NH3-N and N fractions in buffalo bulls as compared to the control group. Therefore, it is concluded that supplementation of EFE and/or live yeast culture in TMR can increase the concentration of rumen metabolites in buffalo bulls.

 

 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/javar.2015.b98


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2015-09-07

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Poonooru, R. R., Dhulipalla, R. K., Eleneni, R. R., & Kancharana, A. R. (2015). Rumen fermentation patterns in buffalo bulls fed total mixed ration supplemented with exogenous fibrolytic enzyme and/or live yeast culture. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2(3), 310–315. Retrieved from https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JAVAR/article/view/24864

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2015)

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