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Use of cow faeces at different times after being voided as a source of micro-organisms for in vitro digestion of forages |
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S. Akhter, E. Owen, M. M. Hossain |
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Experiments were conducted to determine the effect of time intervals between collecting and use of cattle faeces as a source of micro-organisms in in vitro digestibility assays of forages. The results suggested that temperature conservation capacity by faeces depended on the size of the sample. There was no significant difference(p>0.05) between the first(T1 or 08:30 h) and second using time(T2 or 10:30 h). In vitro organic matter digestibility was significantly lower when faeces was used 5 h(T3 or 13:30 h) after collection. Owever, the organic matter digestibility determined at the second using time(T2) and third using time(T3) were highly correlated(R2 = 0.99) with the first using time. It was concluded that faeces can be used as a source of microorganisms for in vitro digestibility assays of forages even 5 h after being voided. |
| Keywords:
In Vitro Digestibility; Cow Faeces; Using Time |
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