Feed Quality and Feeding Level Effects on Faecal Composition in East African Cattle Farming Systems

Effects of feeding levels below maintenance requirements of metabolizable energy (MER) and of feed supplementation on fecal nutrient and microbial C concentrations were evaluated. In experiment 1, Rhodes grass hay only was offered to Boran steers at 80%, 60%, and 40% of individual MER, while steers at 100% MER additionally received a concentrated mixture. This reduction in MER decreased N, increased fungal C but did not affect bacterial C concentrations in feces. In experiment 2, Holstein × Boran heifers were offered a poor-quality roughage diet without supplement, with sweet potato vine silage or with a urea-molasses block. These two supplements did not affect the fecal chemical composition or fungal C but increased bacterial C concentrations in feces. Across all data, the fungal C/bacterial C ratio was positively related to N and negatively to neutral detergent fiber concentrations in feces, indicating diet-induced shifts in the fecal microbial community.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI - 11(2021), 2 vom: 22. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ali, Asep I M [VerfasserIn]
Wassie, Shimels E [VerfasserIn]
Joergensen, Rainer Georg [VerfasserIn]
Korir, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Goopy, John P [VerfasserIn]
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Merbold, Lutz [VerfasserIn]
Dickhoefer, Uta [VerfasserIn]
Schlecht, Eva [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Boran cattle
Diet composition
Fecal excretion
Feed intake
Journal Article
Manure quality
Nutrient cycling
Sub-Saharan Africa

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Date Revised 16.03.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ani11020564

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322288908