Long-term effects of ensiled cornstalk diet on methane emission, rumen fermentation, methanogenesis and weight gain in sheep
文献类型: 外文期刊
作者: Liu, C. 1 ; Zhu, Z. P. 1 ; Shang, B. 1 ; Chen, Y. X. 1 ; Guo, T. J. 2 ; Luo, Y. M. 2 ;
作者机构: 1.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Environm & Sustainable Dev Agr, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China
2.Xinjiang Acad Anim Sci, Feed Res Inst, Urumqi, Peoples R China
关键词: Sheep;Ensiled cornstalk;Methane;VFA;Methanogen abundance
期刊名称:SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH ( 影响因子:1.611; 五年影响因子:1.813 )
ISSN: 0921-4488
年卷期: 2013 年 115 卷 1-3 期
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收录情况: SCI
摘要: The objective of this study was to compare the long-term effects of diets rich in either ensiled or dry cornstalk at different concentrate-to-forage ratios on the methane production from sheep. A total of fifty-nine sheep (male, 25.06 +/- 0.39 kg live weight at the beginning) were randomly divided into four groups with four diet treatments as follows: ensiled cornstalk diet at 40% (CSH) and 20% (CSL) concentrate level, dry cornstalk diet at 40% (DSH) and 20% (DSL) concentrate level. At different concentrate levels, the sheep fed ensiled cornstalk diet produced a lower methane output (L/d or L/kg DM) than the sheep fed dry cornstalk diet, and the difference was significant when 20% concentrate was added in the diet (P<0.05). For the rumen fluid analysis, the VFAs concentration showed no difference between four groups, but the acetate: propionate ratio tended to decrease in the ensiled cornstalk-fed sheep in comparison to the dry cornstalk-fed sheep, especially significantly different in stage 1 and 3 (P<0.05). The methanogen abundance in the ensiled cornstalk-fed sheep was shown to be significantly lower than the dry cornstalk-fed sheep at 20% concentrate level (P<0.05). During the whole period, the weight gain was not significantly influenced (P>0.05). This result showed that ensiled cornstalk as roughage added to their diet had the effect of reducing the methane emission from sheep when fed 20% concentrate, and the decrease in acetate: propionate ratio might cause the suppression of methanogenesis by depriving of the hydrogen utilized by methanogens to produce methane. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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