EFFECT OF PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY SUBSTITUTION OF CLOVER HAY BY GUINEA GRASS (SPANISH PANICUM MOMBASA) FORAGE ON NUTRIENTS DIGESTIBILITY, BLOOD PARAMETERSAND PERFORMANCE OF LACTATING BUFFALOES | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Animal Production | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 60, Issue 3, September 2023, Page 123-129 PDF (506.05 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejap.2024.247867.1063 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Abd El-Alim Mohamed Abd EL-Mola  1; Mohamed Ibrahim Nassar2
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| 1Animal Production Dep., Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University | ||||
| 2Agricultural Research Center, Animal Production Research Institute, Giza | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This research aimed to evaluate the use of Spanish panicum mombasa (SP) as an alternative forage on the performance of lactating buffaloes exemplify digestibility, milk production and feed intake. Thirty lactating buffaloes (after 2 weeks of calving) were distributed into five groups as folows, 1stgroup was fed control ration (60% concentrate feed mixture (CFM) and 40% clover hay (CH)), 2nd group was fed 60% CFM and 30% CH +10% SP (SP10), 3rd group was fed 60% CFM and 20% CH+20% SP(SP20), 4th group was fed 60% CFM and 10% CH+30% SP (SP30) and 5th group was fed 60% CFM and 40% SP (SP40). Complete replacement of CH by SP40% increased (P<0.05) nutrients digestibility coefficients. The buffaloes fed the SP40 showed higher (P<0.05) levels of plasma protein, globulin, alanine transferase (ALT), and glucose than the group fed the SP30 ration. Buffaloes fed the SP40 had higher (P<0.05) yields of all milk components and 7% fat corrected milk (FCM) than those fed other rations. When comparing diets containing SP to the control, feed efficiency showed significant changes (P≤0.05) with regard to DM, TDN, and DCP. Replacing SP in the rations decreased the cost of feed required to produce 1 kg of milk (7% FCM), especially for feed that included 40% of SP (90.36%). It could be, concluded from the results of the current study that complete replacement of CH by SP in the diets of lactating buffaloes had a positive impact on milk production, increased nutritional digestibility, and a reduction in the cost of ration. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Spanish panicum mombasa; nutrients digestibility; blood parameters; milk yield; lactating buffaloes | ||||
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