Effects of tributyrin supplementation on ruminal microbial protein yield, fermentation characteristics and nutrients degradability in adult Small Tail ewes

Autor: Hu Zhongze, Wang Like, Hong-Jian Yang, Wei Zhang, Xuan Jingjing, Qiu-Wen Zhan, Ding-Zhong Yin, Linshu Jiang, Ren Qingchang
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Animal Science Journal. 89:1271-1279
ISSN: 1344-3941
DOI: 10.1111/asj.13033
Popis: Two trials were conducted to assess the effects of tributyrin (TB) supplementation on ruminal microbial protein yield and fermentation characteristics in adult sheep. In an in vitro trial, substrate was made to offer TB at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 g/kg on a dry matter (DM) basis and incubated for 48 hr. In an in vivo trial, 45 adult ewes were randomly assigned by initial body weight (55 ± 5 kg) to five treatments of nine animals over an 18-day period. Total mixed ration was made to offer TB to ewes at 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 g/kg on a DM basis. The in vitro trial showed that TB enhanced apparent degradation of DM (p = .009), crude protein (p
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