Ruminal Fermentation, Degradability and Gas Production Response to Supplementing Diets with Marjoram or Basil Leaves In-vitro | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||||
Article 25, Volume 65, Issue 5, May 2022, Page 263-269 PDF (227.93 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2021.98858.4599 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ahmed M. Abd EL Tawab 1; Abdelkader M. Kholif2; Nasr E. El-Bordeny3; Hamdy M. Elsayed3; Nadia A.H. Selim2 | ||||
1Dairy Department, Food Industries and Nutrition Division, National Research Centre, 33 Buhouth St. Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
2Dairy Department, Food Industries and Nutrition Division, National Research Centre, 33 Buhouth St. Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
3Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agricultural, Ain shams University, 68 Hadayek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Abstract Eleven experimental treatments were used by in-vitro batch culture technique to study the effect of marjoram (Origanummajorana L.) or basil (Ocimumbasilicum L.) leaves supplementation to diets on gas production, ruminal fermentation, ammonia nitrogen concentration, dry matter (DM) and cell wall contents (NDF and ADF) degradability. The basal diet consisted of a total mixed ration (TMR), the experimental treatments were used as follow: 50% CFM, 50% alfalfa hay (control), control diet plus 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 grams of marjoram or basil leaves / kg DM for G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, G9 and G10, respectively. No differences (p>0.05) were observed with marjoram or basil leaves supplementation in pH, DM, NDF and ADF degradability at all different levels compared with the control diet. Ammonia nitrogen and short chain fatty acid (SCFAs) concentrations revealed significant (p < 0.05) decreased for the experimental treatments compared with the control. Also, the experimental treatments recorded the lowest values (p < 0.05) in total gas production (TGP), gas production per each gram of dry matter, NDF andADF at the different levels of marjoram or basil leaves compared with control group. It could be concluded that the addition of marjoram or basil leaves to diets had a positive impact on total gas production without adverse effect on dry matter, and cell wall contents degradability. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Keywords: Marjoram; Basil; additives; gas production; rumen fermentation and in-vitro | ||||
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