The experiment was conducted on 10 small-holder dairy farmers under the administration of Dairy Promotion Organization of Thailand (DPO) in the Northeast region of Thailand. The aim of the research was to investigate ...The experiment was conducted on 10 small-holder dairy farmers under the administration of Dairy Promotion Organization of Thailand (DPO) in the Northeast region of Thailand. The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of legume (Phaseolus calcaratus, PC) as roughage mixed with Ruzi grass for dairy cows. Fours cows per farm were assigned into 2 groups including Ruzi grass (control) and PC mixed with ruzi grass (at the ratio 50:50), were given ad libitum as a roughage sources. All cows were offered a concentrate with ratio to milk yield of 1:2. The results revealed that roughage source did not affect on ruminal pH and temperature, ammonia nitrogen, blood urea nitrogen, and milk urea nitrogen concentrations. Total volatile fatty acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid proportions, and acetic acid to propionic acid ratio were not significantly different among treatments. Dry matter intake and digestibility of nutrient including dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber were not significantly different among treatments. Moreover, amount of digested dry mater was similar among treatments. However, cows received PC mixed with Ruzi grass tended to be higher on dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein digestibility and dry matter digestible nutrient intake than control group. Milk yield, and 3.5% fat corrected milk were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in cow fed with PC mixed Ruzi grass than those the control group. Milk compositions and feed cost were similar among treatments;in contrast, the income and profit from milk selling were greater in cows fed with PC mixed with Ruzi grass than the control. High quality roughage such as PC mixed with Ruzi grass could be advantages for dairy farming in the Northeast of Thailand.展开更多
This experiment was conducted using by-products from agro-industry as dairy cows feed. Bagasse, pineapple peel, corn cob, corn stover and vinasses were used to produce TMF （total mixed fiber） for dairy cow feed. Fif...This experiment was conducted using by-products from agro-industry as dairy cows feed. Bagasse, pineapple peel, corn cob, corn stover and vinasses were used to produce TMF （total mixed fiber） for dairy cow feed. Fifteen multiparous Holstein Friesian dairy cows with an initial body weight of 417.88± 52.60 kg and 83.31 ± 26.47 DIM （days in milk） were randomly allocated to three treatments （TI = rice straw and 1 kg of vinasses; T2 = SCWS （sweet corn waste silage）; T3 = TMF （total mixed fiber）） under completely randomized design. The results showed that the chemical composition of TMF was in the normal range of pH and VFA （volatile fatty acids） on silage. However, cows fed TMF and SCWS tended to yield higher level of NH3-N. For volatile fatty acid in rumen fluid, acetate in group of cows fed rice straw with vinasse tended to be the highest. Moreover, propionate in cows fed TMF was found to be the highest among all treatments （P 〉 0.05）. In conclusion, the TMF can be used to feed dairy cow without affecting rumen parameter.展开更多
文摘The experiment was conducted on 10 small-holder dairy farmers under the administration of Dairy Promotion Organization of Thailand (DPO) in the Northeast region of Thailand. The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of legume (Phaseolus calcaratus, PC) as roughage mixed with Ruzi grass for dairy cows. Fours cows per farm were assigned into 2 groups including Ruzi grass (control) and PC mixed with ruzi grass (at the ratio 50:50), were given ad libitum as a roughage sources. All cows were offered a concentrate with ratio to milk yield of 1:2. The results revealed that roughage source did not affect on ruminal pH and temperature, ammonia nitrogen, blood urea nitrogen, and milk urea nitrogen concentrations. Total volatile fatty acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid proportions, and acetic acid to propionic acid ratio were not significantly different among treatments. Dry matter intake and digestibility of nutrient including dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber were not significantly different among treatments. Moreover, amount of digested dry mater was similar among treatments. However, cows received PC mixed with Ruzi grass tended to be higher on dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein digestibility and dry matter digestible nutrient intake than control group. Milk yield, and 3.5% fat corrected milk were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in cow fed with PC mixed Ruzi grass than those the control group. Milk compositions and feed cost were similar among treatments;in contrast, the income and profit from milk selling were greater in cows fed with PC mixed with Ruzi grass than the control. High quality roughage such as PC mixed with Ruzi grass could be advantages for dairy farming in the Northeast of Thailand.
文摘This experiment was conducted using by-products from agro-industry as dairy cows feed. Bagasse, pineapple peel, corn cob, corn stover and vinasses were used to produce TMF （total mixed fiber） for dairy cow feed. Fifteen multiparous Holstein Friesian dairy cows with an initial body weight of 417.88± 52.60 kg and 83.31 ± 26.47 DIM （days in milk） were randomly allocated to three treatments （TI = rice straw and 1 kg of vinasses; T2 = SCWS （sweet corn waste silage）; T3 = TMF （total mixed fiber）） under completely randomized design. The results showed that the chemical composition of TMF was in the normal range of pH and VFA （volatile fatty acids） on silage. However, cows fed TMF and SCWS tended to yield higher level of NH3-N. For volatile fatty acid in rumen fluid, acetate in group of cows fed rice straw with vinasse tended to be the highest. Moreover, propionate in cows fed TMF was found to be the highest among all treatments （P 〉 0.05）. In conclusion, the TMF can be used to feed dairy cow without affecting rumen parameter.
