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A comparison of sources of inocula and the relationship between the gas production profile, in situ degradability, and perceived nutritive value of some native Nepalese grasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

C. Rymer ,
S. Calabrò ,
B.A. Williams ,
H.B. Gurung  and
D.I. Givens
C. Rymer
Affiliation:
Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences, ADAS Drayton, Alcester Road, Stratford upon Avon. CV37 9RQ, United Kingdom
S. Calabrò
Affiliation:
Universitá Napoli Federico II, Dipartimento di Scienze Zootecniche, Via F. Delpino, 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
B.A. Williams
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Group, Wagenigen Institute of Animal Sciences, Marijkeweg 40, 6709 PG, The Netherlands
H.B. Gurung
Affiliation:
Pakhribas Agricultural Centre, Dhankuta, Nepal
D.I. Givens
Affiliation:
Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences, ADAS Drayton, Alcester Road, Stratford upon Avon. CV37 9RQ, United Kingdom
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It was observed by Gurung et al. (1996) that Nepalese farmers’ perceptions of the nutritive value of grasses was poorly related to in situ estimates of DM degradability. Recording the gas production (GP) profile of a feed is another method which is used to predict the nutritive value of ruminant feeds. However, many factors affect the GP profile of a feed, of which the source of rumen inoculum is an important one. There were therefore two objectives to this experiment. One was to determine whether the GP profile of the grasses studied by Gurung et al. (1996) was associated with the farmers’ perceived assessment of nutritive value. The other objective was to compare the GP profiles obtained with rumen inocula taken from sheep and buffalo.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 67
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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