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Disappearance of dry matter and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) of sunflower meal treated with sodium hydroxide or formaldehyde by isolated mixed rumen bacteria using in vitro culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

M Danesh Mesgaran*
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University, Exellence Centre for Animal Science, Dept of Animal Science, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
T Mohammadabidi
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University, Exellence Centre for Animal Science, Dept of Animal Science, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
A Heravi Moussavi
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University, Exellence Centre for Animal Science, Dept of Animal Science, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
M Nassiry
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University, Exellence Centre for Animal Science, Dept of Animal Science, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Cellulolytic bacteria, such as Ruminococcus albus, R. flavefaciens and Fibrobacter succinogenes are major micro-organisms responsible for ruminal digestion of plant cell walls ingested by the animal due to their numerical predominance and metabolic diversity (Cheng et al., 1991). It has been proposed that sodium hydroxide might breakdown hemicelluloses, expose the cellulose to microbial attachment and improve digestibility (Chen et al., 2006). The objective of this experiment was to estimate the disappearance of dry matter (DM) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) of sunflower meal (25 g fat/kg DM; SM) as untreated or treated with formaldehyde (3 g/kg DM) or sodium hydroxide (40 g/kg DM) using in vitro culture with isolated mixed rumen bacteria.

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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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