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Nutrient and Rumen Fermentation Studies of Indian Pasture Legumes for Sustainable Animal Feed Utilisation in Semiarid Areas
Animals (Basel), Vol.13(23), 3676
2023
PMID: 38067027
Abstract
This study evaluated 5 annual and 11 perennial Indian pasture legumes species for their nutritive value, dry matter and mineral contents and in vitro fermentation parameters. Legume species differed significantly (p < 0.05) in various nutritional aspects such as organic matter, crude protein (CP), ether extract, fibres and protein fractions. Perennial Clitoria ternateaa had higher (p < 0.05) buffer soluble protein (477), while neutral detergent soluble protein was highest in annually grown Lablab purpureus (420 g/kg CP). Atylosia scarabaeoides (AS) had higher levels of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) (392 g/kg dry matter (DM)) than structural carbohydrates (SC) (367 g/kg DM). Its rapidly degradable fraction (51.7 g/kg (total carbohydrate) tCHO) was lower (p < 0.05) than other fractions of carbohydrates. Total digestible nutrients, digestible energy and metabolisable energy varied, with Desmodium virgatus (DV) having higher values and Stylosanthas seabrana (SSe) having the lowest. Predicted dry matter intake, digestible dry matter and relative feed value also showed significant differences (p < 0.05). Annual grasses such as Dolichos biflorus, Macroptilium atropurpureum, Rhynchosia minima (RM) were found to be better balanced with micro minerals. In vitro dry matter degradability, partition factor, short-chain fatty acids and microbial protein production of legumes varied significantly (p < 0.05). Gas and CH4 production (mL/g and mL/g (digestible DM) DDM) also varied, with Clitoria ternatea-blue having the highest gas production and C. ternatea -white (CT-w) and AS having lower CH4 production. Methane in total gas was low for DV, RM and CT-w (8.99%, 9.72% and 9.51%). Loss of DE and ME as CH4 varied (p < 0.05) among the legumes. Each legume offers unique benefits, potentially allowing for tailored combinations of annual and perennial legumes to optimize rumen feed efficiency.
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- Title
- Nutrient and Rumen Fermentation Studies of Indian Pasture Legumes for Sustainable Animal Feed Utilisation in Semiarid Areas
- Authors/Creators
- Sultan Singh - Indian Grassland and Fodder Research InstituteTejveer Singh - Indian Grassland and Fodder Research InstitutePushpendra Koli - Murdoch UniversityUchenna Y Anele - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityBrijesh K Bhadoria - Indian Grassland and Fodder Research InstituteMukesh Choudhary - ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize ResearchYonglin Ren - Murdoch University, Centre for Biosecurity and One Health
- Publication Details
- Animals (Basel), Vol.13(23), 3676
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Identifiers
- 991005623666807891
- Copyright
- © 2023 by the authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- College of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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