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The nutritive value of Panicum maximum (Guinea grass) II. Digestibility by cattle and water buffaloes, related to season and herbage growth stage*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

W. L. Johnson ,
A. L. Ordoveza ,
W. A. Hardison  and
L. S. Castillo
W. L. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
A. L. Ordoveza
Affiliation:
Dairy Training and Research Institute, College, Laguna, Philippines
W. A. Hardison
Affiliation:
Dairy Training and Research Institute, College, Laguna, Philippines
L. S. Castillo
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Husbandry, University of the Philippines College of Agriculture, College, Laguna, Philippines
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Fifteen digestibility trials were conducted in the wet, early dry, and late dry seasons in the Philippines. Panicum maximum (guinea grass) was fed at growth stages of 1–4 months to Bos taurus (Holstein), Bos indicus (Red Sindhi), and Bos bubalis (water buffalo) bulls.

Significant differences were shown between digestibility coefficients from water buffaloes and those from Holstein cattle, the former having a 5–7 % advantage in most cases. Ratios of volatile fatty acids in rumen fluid from the two species were not different. Separate tables of digestible protein, TDN and digestible energy values for guinea grass were computed for cattle and water buffaloes.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , October 1967 , pp. 161 - 170
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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