Studies on the diet of grazing animal. III. The effect of pasture species and pasture structure on the herbage intake of sheep

1967 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 657 ◽  
Author(s):  
GW Arnold ◽  
ML Dudzinski
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Unit Area ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Herbage Intake ◽  
Digestible Organic Matter ◽  
Number Of Leaves

The digestible organic matter intake (DOMI) of 35-kg year-old Merino wethers was studied on seven pasture types. For each pasture type a range of pasture conditions was used. Relations between DOMI and in vitro diet digestibility (D), total dry matter per acre (TDM), green dry matter per acre (GDM), mean leaf length of green herbage (LL), and number of leaves per unit area (LN) were investigated by multiple regression analyses. In general where there was a limited range of TDM, this variable and D were the major contributors to variation in DOMI. This pattern was associated with a low GDM/TDM ratio, and ability to select herbage high in D was important. Over a wider range of TDM, D was replaced by GDM or LL as a major contributor to variation in DOMI. Variations in this general pattern are discussed. Not only is the DOMI of grazing sheep influenced to different degrees by different pasture characteristics in different situations but the relations differ for different classes of sheep. Analysis of simple relations between DOMI and TDM shows different asymptotes on one pasture type for different classes of sheep.

scholarly journals The Growth Improvement of Grammatophyllum scriptum (Lindl.) Bl. In Vitro Plantlet using Photoautotrophic Micropropagation System

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aries Bagus Sasongko ◽  
Asruwaidah Fatumi ◽  
Ari Indrianto
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Root Length ◽  
Unit Area ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Growth Increase ◽  
Photoautotrophic Micropropagation ◽  
Average Quantity ◽  
Chlorophyll A And B ◽  
Number Of Leaves

To improve the growth of Grammatophyllum scriptum (Lindl.) Bl. in vitro plantlet, a photoautotrophic micropropagation system (PMS) was developed by growing in vitro plantlet on VW medium with varying concentration of sucrose (0, 5, 10, and 20 g/L) and additional carbon dioxide from the air (bottle covered with cap or filter). The result showed that the leaf length would increase up to 6.5 cm with PMS and it would keep growing by the adding of 5 g/L sucrose. Average number of leaves increased by 6.7 strands with PMS and the addition of sucrose increased the average quantity of leaves up to 7.7 strands. Average number and root length would increase with PMS and would even increase more with 5 g/L sucrose addition. PMS with 5 g/L sucrose can increase chlorophyll a and b concentration. The number of stomata per unit area in PMS was lower than closed culture. This shows that PMS can increase the growth of G. scriptum in vitro plantlet and the growth increase would be effective if it is combined with sucrose addition.

Studies on the diet of the grazing animal. II. The effect of physiological status in ewes and pasture availability on herbage intake

1967 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
GW Arnold ◽  
ML Dudzinski
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Trifolium Subterraneum ◽  
Relative Increase ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Physiological Status ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Herbage Intake ◽  
Digestible Organic Matter ◽  
Similar Weight ◽  
The Difference

The digestible organic matter intake (DOMI) of ewes grazing Phalaris tuberosa–Trifolium subterraneum pastures was studied under controlled conditions. The variables studied were pasture conditions, breed, and physiological status of the ewe. The DOMI's of dry, pregnant, and lactating ewes were significantly related, in asymptotic form, to pasture conditions. About 40% of the variability in DOMI was accounted for by the total dry matter available per acre. Further variability was taken out by multiple regression in which diet digestibility, green pasture dry matter per acre, and leaf length were used. Regression models were similar for dry, pregnant, and lactating ewes. Dry and pregnant ewes within both breeds (2-year-old Border Leicester x Merino and 5-year-old Corriedale ewes) had similar DOMI's. The DOMI of lactating ewes was significantly higher than that of dry ewes within both breeds. The increase at the mean maximum intake was 50% for Border Leicester x Merino ewes and 25% for Corriedale ewes. The relative increase was greater at lower pasture yields and shorter leaf lengths. Intakes of Border Leicester x Merino ewes were substantially higher than those of Corriedale ewes although the ewes of both breeds were of similar weight. Reasons for this difference and the difference in lactation response on intake are discussed. Differences in grazing time and rate of eating were found between breeds and between ewes of different physiological status within breeds. The need for more detailed knowledge of grazing behaviour before these differences can be correctly interpreted is stressed.

scholarly journals Do minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) digest wax esters?

1995 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 717-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erling S. Nordøy
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Wax Esters ◽  
Gut Contents ◽  
Wax Ester ◽  
Balaenoptera Acutorostrata ◽  
Minke Whales

Mammals are known to utilize wax esters with an efficiency of less than 50%. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether or not minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), which at times may eat considerable amounts of wax-ester-rich krill, represent an exception to this general pattern. Samples of fresh undigested forestomach, as well as colon, contents were obtained from minke whales (n5) that had been feeding on krill (Thysanoessa inermis) for some time. The samples were analysed for dry mass, energy density, lipid content and the major lipid classes, including wax esters. The concentrations of wax esters were compared with previous estimates of dry-matter disappearance of the same type of prey using anin vitrotechnique, to calculate the dry-matter digestibility of wax esters (DMDwax). Wax esters contributed 21% of the energy and 47% of total lipids in the krill diet. The energy density of gut contents decreased by 50% after their passage from forestomach to the end of the colon. The DMDwaxwas 94·1 (SD 2·8)% (n5). This high DMDwaxand the occurrence of fatty alcohols, one of the products of wax-ester hydrolysis, in faeces show that minke whales are very efficient digesters of wax esters and absorb most of the energy-rich products of this process.

scholarly journals GROWTH OF ‘PRATA-ANA’ BANANA’S MICROSHOOTS CLONE GORUTUBA FROM SYNTHETIC SEEDS:SUBSTRATES AND BAP CONCENTRATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
JÚLIO CÉSAR GOMES PEREIRA ◽  
SELMA SILVA ROCHA ◽  
LUCIANA CARDOSO NOGUEIRA LONDE ◽  
MARCELA CAROLINE BATISTA DA MOTA ◽  
PABLO FERNANDO SANTOS ALVES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Culture Medium ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Naphthalene Acetic Acid ◽  
Synthetic Seed ◽  
Ms Medium ◽  
World Production ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Alginate Matrix

ABSTRACT The banana crop stands out as an activity of great social and economic importance in Brazil, which occupies the fifth place in world production. Synthetic seed production is becoming promising for a micropropagation and in vitro conservation. The aim of the study was to analyze the conversion and growth of ‘Prata-anã’ banana’s microshoots clone Gorutuba from synthetic seed in MS medium and vermiculite, different substrates and concentrations of BAP (6-benzylaminopurine) associated with ANA (acetic naphthalene acid) in the constitution of its capsule were tested. The microshoots were immersed in the sodium alginate matrix (3%) and dripped in a solution of CaCl2.2H2O (100 mM) for complexation and then in KNO3 solution (100 mM) to decomplex. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 2 x 5 factorial design (substrate x BAP concentrations), containing different substrates (MS culture medium and vermiculite) and BAP concentrations (2.22, 4.44, 6.66, 8.88 and 13.32 µmol L-1) associated with NAA (naphthalene acetic acid) 0.54 µmol L-1, totaling 10 treatments, with 4 replicates, and that each replicate containing 5 seeds. The evaluations of conversion, number of leaves, leaf length, leaf height, number of roots, root length and oxidation were performed at 30 and 60 days.The use of the MS medium provided better growth results in relation to vermiculite as substrate, in which the different BAP concentrations did not differ from each other. It was found that, in MS culture medium, BAP concentrations above 8.88 µmol L-1 in the capsule composition are not indicated for microshoots growth.

Relationship between intake of silage and its chemical composition and in vitro digestibility

1972 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
DC Brown ◽  
JC Radcliffe
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
In Vitro Digestion ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
In Vitro Digestibility ◽  
Dry Matter Content ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Lactic Acids

Twenty experimental silages were made from seven pasture species at different stages of maturity. In vivo dry matter, organic matter, and energy ad libitum intakes and digestibilities of the silages were determined with standardized pairs of Merino wethers. The following chemical characteristics of the silages were measured: nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, total titratable acids, acetic, propionic, butyric, and lactic acids, total volatiles lost during oven drying, lactic acid as a percentage of the total organic acids, pH, acid pepsin dry matter disappearance, dry matter content, and in vitro digestibility and rate of digestion. When all 20 silages were considered, energy intakes on a body weight basis were significantly related to silage pH (r = 0.55) and rate of in vitro digestion (r = 0.58). When the five legume silages were removed from the analysis and only the 15 grass-dominant silages were considered, dry matter intakes were significantly related to acetic (r = –0.57) and propionic acid (r = –0.55) concentrations. Multiple regression analyses did not significantly increase the accuracy of predicting intake. The results suggested that silage intake was negatively related to the degree of fermentation that occurred during the ensiling process.

scholarly journals In vitro development of Encyclea cordigera in different concentrations of honey

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 590-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cibele Mantovani ◽  
Kathia Fernandes Lopes Pivetta
Keyword(s):  
Culture Media ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
In Vitro Development ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Sucrose Medium ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Vitro Development

ABSTRACT: The objective of this paper was to evaluate the effects of different honey concentrations in culture media, in comparison to sucrose medium, for the in vitro development of the epiphytic Encyclea cordigera orchid, in order to improve the process of propagation of the species. The in vitro germination was prepared on a reduced Murashige & Skoog (MS) medium. After 90 days, the seedlings were divided into different treatments, where they remained for another 90 days. Six treatments were set up (30g L-1 of sucrose; 15, 30, 45, and 60g L-1 of honey; and absence of any carbohydrates) in a completely randomized design. Plants were removed from the vials 270 days after the start of the experiment, and the number of roots, length of the largest leaf, length of the longest root, number of leaves, and fresh and dry masses were evaluated. Data concerning the number of leaves and roots were (x+1)1/2 transformed and subjected to an analysis of variance (ANOVA); the means were compared by a Tukey's test set at 5% probability. Medium containing 60g L-1 of honey proved to be superior to the sucrose medium traditionally used, favoring the in vitro growth and development of Encyclea cordigera. This medium can therefore be recommended for the propagation of this species, which is usually cultivated as an ornamental plant.

Dry matter intake, nutrient selection and milk production of dairy cows grazing rainfed perennial pastures at different herbage allowances in spring

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 923 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Moate ◽  
D. E. Dalley ◽  
J. R. Roche ◽  
C. Grainger
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dry Matter Intake ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fibre ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Herbage Intake ◽  
Selection Differentials

Summary. The effect of herbage allowance (20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 kg DM/cow. day) on the consumption of nutrients from herbage and milk production by cows in early lactation, was examined. The experiment was conducted on rainfed perennial ryegrass pastures in September and October 1997 in south-eastern Victoria, Australia. The herbage on offer comprised 64% perennial ryegrass, 21% other grasses, 1% white clover, 5% weeds and 9% dead material on a dry matter (DM) basis. The average pregrazing herbage height was 13 cm, at an estimated pregrazing herbage mass of 3.6 t DM/ha. The herbage on offer was of high quality containing 11.6 MJ metabolisable energy/kg DM, 202 g crude protein/kg DM and 525 g neutral detergent fibre/kg DM. Concentrations of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, sulfur and chloride were 4.4, 2.2, 4.4, 31.2, 3.5, 2.7 and 11.4 g/kg DM, respectively. As daily herbage allowance per cow increased, dry matter intake increased curvilinearly (P<0.01) from 11.2 to 18.7 kg DM/cow. day. This was associated with a decrease in utilisation of herbage from 54 to 26% and an increase in milk production from 25.9 to 29.1 kg/cow. day. The cows on all treatments grazed for less than 8.7 h/day. The increase in intake was achieved by an increase in the rate of herbage intake from 1.5 to 2.2 kg DM/h for herbage allowances of 20 and 70 kg/cow.day, respectively. Irrespective of herbage allowance, cows selected a diet that was approximately 10% higher in in vitro dry matter digestibility and 30% higher in crude protein than that in the herbage on offer. The neutral detergent fibre content of the herbage selected was lower (P<0.05) than that on offer. The herbage consumed contained more (P<0.05) magnesium, potassium and sulfur, the same amount of calcium and phosphorus and less (P<0.05) sodium and chloride than the herbage on offer. For rainfed perennial pastures in spring, herbage allowance is an important factor in determining voluntary feed intake and production of dairy cows. To achieve 30 L from herbage, without supplementation, high herbage allowances are required. The increase in herbage intake, with increasing herbage allowance, resulted from an increase in rate of dry matter intake and not an increase in grazing time. No relationship was evident between herbage allowance and the selection differentials for in vitro dry matter digestibility, crude protein and neutral detergent fibre. Selection differentials for rainfed perennial pastures in spring are similar to those reported for irrigated perennial pastures in northern Victoria in spring and autumn. When determining nutrient requirements it is important to consider the interaction between herbage intake and nutrient concentration in the herbage.

PREDICTED FORAGE VALUE OF WHOLE PLANT CEREALS

1975 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 975-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. FISHER ◽  
D. B. FOWLER
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Dry Matter Yield ◽  
Acid Detergent Fiber ◽  
Whole Plant ◽  
Digestible Organic Matter ◽  
Forage Value

Dry matter yield, percent dry weight, in vitro digestible dry matter, in vitro digestible organic matter, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, ash and hemicellulose contents were determined for spring- and fall-sown common wheat, barley, rye and triticale and spring-sown durum wheat and oats for the period from late boot to maturity. Differences among cultivars and stages of maturity were significant for all parameters. These differences were accompanied by stage of maturity interactions. Consideration of the interrelationships among these parameters revealed that level of in vitro digestible dry matter was reflected in measures of acid detergent fiber and ash or percent dry weight. Further analyses indicated that differences in digestibility due to stage of maturity were primarily reflected by changes in ash or percent dry weight, while differences in digestibility among cultivars were mainly attributable to differences in acid detergent fiber.

Influence of seral stage and season on leaf chemistry of southeastern Alaska deer forage

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice Van Horne ◽  
Thomas A. Hanley ◽  
Rex G. Cates ◽  
Jay D. McKendrick ◽  
John D. Horner
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Nonstructural Carbohydrates ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Total Nonstructural Carbohydrates ◽  
Energy Economy ◽  
Opposite Manner ◽  
The Impact

The relationships between seral stage and nutrient and organic composition of five plant species used as forage by Sitka black-tailed deer were investigated in hemlock–spruce forest in southeastern Alaska. One shrub, three forbs, and one conifer species were collected during May, July, and October to ascertain differences among seral stands in seasonal patterns of nutrient levels, in vitro dry matter digestibility, astringency, and the concentrations of phenolics, terpenes, total nonstructural carbohydrates, and cyanide. In the shrub and forbs, concentrations of N, P, and K tended to be higher in leaves from forested than from open clear-cut areas, and higher in May than in July and October. These nutrients tended to covary in an opposite manner to Ca, Mg, and Na and in a similar manner to the trace elements Cu, Zn, Mn, and Fe, although these patterns were inconsistent. In these species there was also a general pattern of higher levels of total nonstructural carbohydrates, astringency, and phenolics in the three young open stands than in the shaded forest understories of the two oldest stands. Dry matter digestibility did not differ across stands but did vary seasonally. The among-stand differences in foliage chemical composition may have resulted from differences in the availability of light. While seral stage affected both the inorganic and organic quality of understory forage species, the combined results suggest that the impact on N economy of deer is greater than that on their energy economy.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Seven Oat (Avena sativa) Genotypes for Biomass Yield and Quality Parameters under Different Locations of Western Oromia, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Abuye Tulu ◽  
Mekonnen Diribsa ◽  
Worku Temesgen
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
In Vitro Digestibility ◽  
Forage Crops ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Digestible Organic Matter

Recognizing the potential and importance of cultivating improved forage crops as a means of tackling the recurrent feed shortage facing the study area, seven oat genotypes were tested in randomized complete block design with three replications across two locations for three growing seasons (2014, 2015, and 2016). The study was aimed to evaluate dry matter (DM) and digestible organic matter yield and nutrient composition of oat genotypes. The study revealed that oat genotypes responded differently for herbage dry matter (DM) and digestible organic matter (OM) yield, and quality parameters in both study locations. Averaged over the seven oat genotypes, herbage DM and digestible OM yield. recorded at Bako were higher than Boneya Boshe location across the study periods. The ash ( P  > 0.05) content did not vary among oat genotypes at both testing locations, while variation was observed for DM, crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), acid detergent lignin (ADL), in vitro digestibility, and metabolizable energy (ME) constituents. In general, genotypes ILRI 6710 and 5453 showed higher herbage DM and digestible OM yield. Moreover, the two genotypes are also higher in their in vitro digestibility value and ME, DM, and CP contents but relatively lower in NDF, ADF, and ADL fiber constituents, and thus, they are recommended for wider cultivation.

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