Nutritional characteristics of almond hulls treated with sodium hydroxide and urea or supplemented with polyethylene glycol as an alternative feed resource for ruminant nutrition in Mediterranean area: in vitro study

Autor: Halimeh Zoabi, Hajer Ammar, Soha Ghzayel, Bassam Abu Aziz, Ahmed Eid Kholif, Mario de Haro-Martí, Rym Ben Abdallah, Secundino Lopez, Mireille Chahine
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 23311932
2331-1932
DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2024.2422534
Popis: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of chemical treatments of almond hulls (AH) issued from two mediterranean countries (Tunisia and Palestine) on chemical composition, gas production (GP), methane (CH4), and in vitro ruminal fermentation. Treatments included AH untreated, AH supplemented with PEG, treated with NaOH, and with urea for 40 d. Significant (P
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