
Determining the chemical composition and nutritional value of Conocarpus erectus leaves as dried and ensiled case | ||
علوم و فنون دامپروری | ||
Volume 11, Issue 43, September 2022, Pages 13-24 PDF (1.47 M) | ||
Document Type: Research Paper | ||
DOI: 10.22092/aasrj.2022.357040.1251 | ||
Authors | ||
aziz kardooni* 1; Bahare Taheri Dezfuli2; Seyed Majid Hosseini3; leila behbahani4; hasan Fazaeli5; Alireza Aghashahi5; Abdulsaheb Abayani6 | ||
1Agriculture and Education and Natural Resources Research Cente of Khuzestan Province | ||
2AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTER OF KHUZESTAN | ||
3Animal Science Research Department, Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Ahvaz, Iran | ||
4Agriculture and Education and Natural Resources Research center of khuzestan province | ||
5Animal Science Research Institute of Iran | ||
6Agriculture and Education and Natural Resources Research Center of Khuzestan Province | ||
Abstract | ||
This experiment was conducted to determine the chemical composition and nutritional value of Conocarpus erectus tree leaves in dried and ensiled form. For this purpose, The Conocarpus leaves was harvested from a park situated in pardis region of Ahvaz city, after crushing of them, three samples were sent to the laboratory to determine the dry matter and pH. This experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with 7 treatments and 4 replications. In order to perform experiments, the leaves of the Conocarpus tree were divided into seven parts, one part was dried (A), the other six parts were used to ensiled in containers with a volume of 5 liters as follows: Conocarpus erectus leaves without any additive (B), Conocarpus erectus leaves with 5% molasses (C), Conocarpus erectus leaves with 10% molasses (D), Conocarpus leaves inoculated with bacteria (E), Conocarpus erectus leaves with 5% molasses and inoculated with bacteria (F), Conocarpus erectus leaves with 10% molasses and inoculated with bacteria (G). The silos were opened after 180 days and the investigated factors were included: dry matter, crude protein, pH, ammonia nitrogen, sensory test, dry matter losses, metabolizable energy and gas test were determined. Finally, the results were analyzed by GLM procedure and the means of treatments were compared by Duncan's test. Based on the obtained results, storage of Conocarpus erectus leaves by drying method for use in animal feed is preferable than ensiling method. If drying is not possible, it could be ensiled without any additives. | ||
Keywords | ||
Bacteria additive; gas test; silage; Conocarpus; Molasses | ||
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