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EFFECT OF PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY SUBSTITUTION OF CLOVER HAY BY GUINEA GRASS (SPANISH PANICUM MOMBASA) FORAGE ON NUTRIENTS DIGESTIBILITY, BLOOD PARAMETERSAND PERFORMANCE OF LACTA

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Nutrition

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This research aimed to evaluate the use of Spanish panicum mombasa (SP) as an alternative forage on the performance of lactating buffaloes exemplify digestibility, milk production and feed intake. Thirty lactating buffaloes (after 2 weeks of calving) were distributed into five groups as folows, 1stgroup was fed control ration (60% concentrate feed mixture (CFM) and 40% clover hay (CH)), 2nd group was fed 60% CFM and 30% CH +10% SP (SP10), 3rd group was fed 60% CFM and 20% CH+20% SP(SP20), 4th group was fed 60% CFM and 10% CH+30% SP (SP30) and 5th group was fed 60% CFM and 40% SP (SP40). Complete replacement of CH by SP40% increased (P<0.05) nutrients digestibility coefficients. The buffaloes fed the SP40 showed higher (P<0.05) levels of plasma protein, globulin, alanine transferase (ALT), and glucose than the group fed the SP30 ration. Buffaloes fed the SP40 had higher (P<0.05) yields of all milk components and 7% fat corrected milk (FCM) than those fed other rations. When comparing diets containing SP to the control, feed efficiency showed significant changes (P≤0.05) with regard to DM, TDN, and DCP. Replacing SP in the rations decreased the cost of feed required to produce 1 kg of milk (7% FCM), especially for feed that included 40% of SP (90.36%). It could be, concluded from the results of the current study that complete replacement of CH by SP in the diets of lactating buffaloes had a positive impact on milk production, increased nutritional digestibility, and a reduction in the cost of ration.

DOI

10.21608/ejap.2024.247867.1063

Keywords

Spanish Panicum Mombasa, nutrients digestibility, blood parameters, milk yield, Lactating buffaloes

Authors

First Name

Abd El-Alim

Last Name

Abd EL-Mola

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Animal Production Dep., Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University

Email

ama06@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Nassar

MiddleName

Ibrahim

Affiliation

Agricultural Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza

Email

mnassar9977@gmail.com

City

fayoum

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Volume

60

Article Issue

3

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45834

Issue Date

2023-09-01

Receive Date

2023-11-12

Publish Date

2023-09-01

Page Start

123

Page End

129

Print ISSN

0302-4520

Online ISSN

2735-3028

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EJAP_Volume 60_Issue 3_Pages 123-129.pdf

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https://ejap.journals.ekb.eg/article_346613.html

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Egyptian Journal of Animal Production

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EFFECT OF PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY SUBSTITUTION OF CLOVER HAY BY GUINEA GRASS (SPANISH PANICUM MOMBASA) FORAGE ON NUTRIENTS DIGESTIBILITY, BLOOD PARAMETERSAND PERFORMANCE OF LACTA

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25 Dec 2024