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Performance of Lactating Buffaloes as Affected by Partial Substation of Berseem by Maize and Maize Teosinte Hybrid Silage During Winter Season in Egypt.

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Physiology & Animal Nutrition

Abstract

Nine lactating buffaloes between 2nd and 5th of lactating season , weighting 550-650 kg used after 6-8 weeks of calving through ''Swing-over design'' to study the performance of lactating buffaloes as affected by partial replacement of fresh berseem (FB) by maize silage (MS) or maize teosinte hybrid silage (THS). Control ration (CR) contained: 9.0% concentrate feed mixture (CFM) + 66.0% fresh berseem (FB) + 25.0% rice straw (RS). TRI contained: 15.0 % CFM + 35% FB + 20.0 % RS +30 % MS. While TR2 contained 15.0% CFM + 34.0% FB+20.0%RS+31.0% THS. Results indicated that all of the experimental rations were nearly similar expect DM and NFE. The differences in milk yield between CR and TR2 were a highly significant while no significant differences between both the TR1 and TR2 groups. There were no significant differences in all milk contents. The feed intake of DMI, TDNI and DCPI were nearly similar. Buffaloes fed TR1 and TR2 recorded the best feed efficiency compared with CR. The net revenue increased by feeding TRI and TR2. The inclusion of MS and THS in traditional winter rations led to increase daily yield of 7.0% FCM compared with control group, improve economic efficiency and could be save about 50% of FB produced which can be conserve it as silage or hay reduce cultivated berseem area by 53.75% to increase wheat production.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.242795.1644

Keywords

Maize silage, teosinte hybrid silage, Berseem, lactating Buffalo, milk

Authors

First Name

Abdelhmeed

Last Name

Srour

MiddleName

Abdelhmeed1

Affiliation

Production Sector, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt..

Email

srour21@yahoo.com

City

Kafre El-Sheikh

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First Name

Said

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Animal production, Department. Facult, Agriculture. Kafr El-Sheikh University, Egypt.

Email

said.mahmoud@agr.kfr.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Nabil

Last Name

Eweedah

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Animal Production, faculty of agriculture, Kafre El-Sheikh, University, Egypt

Email

eweedahnabil@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Bendary

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Animal Production, Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center,Egypt.

Email

islammohamed@yahoo.com

City

Kafre El-Sheikh

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Volume

54

Article Issue

7

Related Issue

43917

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-10-15

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

105

Page End

113

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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140

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Performance of Lactating Buffaloes as Affected by Partial Substation of Berseem by Maize and Maize Teosinte Hybrid Silage During Winter Season in Egypt.

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23 Dec 2024