Evaluation of Associative Effects of Gliricidia sepium and Megathyrsus maximus Combinations on Fibre Fractions, In-Vitro Carbon Dioxide and Methane Production

Godswill Arinzechukwu Iwuchukwu; Olatunbosun Odu; Uğur Şen

Makale detayları

Evaluation of Associative Effects of Gliricidia sepium and Megathyrsus maximus Combinations on Fibre Fractions, In-Vitro Carbon Dioxide and Methane Production

Yazarlar:

Godswill Arinzechukwu Iwuchukwu | Olatunbosun Odu | Uğur Şen

Yayıncı:

Karyay Karadeniz Yayımcılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Hayvansal Üretim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Black Sea Journal of Agriculture Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.295-303

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341994

pISSN:

2618-6578

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 The voluntary feed intake and digestibility of forages are contingent upon the quality of the pasture, which in turn has an impact on ruminant productivity. There is limited research on the proximatechemical composition, in-vitro gas production, and degradability of mixtures containing Megathyrsus maximus MM and Gliricidia sepium GS. The study investigated the impact of different combinations of MM and GS on in-vitro gas production, degradability, and chemical composition. Megathyrsus maximus MM and Gliricidia sepium GS were combined as follows: T1- 100MM  0GS, T2- 75MM  25GS, T3- 50MM  50GS, T4- 25MM  75GS, and T5- 0MM  100GS. The treatments were assayed using standard procedures. The proximate composition of the treatments was also determined using standard procedures. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA at α0.05. Initial gas produced in T1 and T2 and net gas volume NGV observed in T1 and T2 were significantly lower compared to other treatments. In addition, the CO2 gas produced in T3, T4, and T5 was significantly higher than that produced in T1 and T2. However, T1 had the lowest CO2 gas production. The treatment with 100 legume T5 had the highest methane CH4 production, followed by T4 and T3. Treatments containing 100 T1 and 75 T2 grass had the lowest CH4 production. In terms of degradability, it was observed that T5 had significantly higher organic matter degradability OMD compared to other dietary treatments. The crude protein observed in T5 was also significantly higher than other treatments. In conclusion, mixtures with a high content of soluble carbohydrates presented the lowest gas production. It was determined that a mixture of 75 Megathyrsus maximus and 25 Gliricidia sepium has increased carbohydrate, ash, lower moisture content, and in vitro gas production and can be utilized by ruminant farmers as a cheap and readily available source of nutrition for their animals.

 The voluntary feed intake and digestibility of forages are contingent upon the quality of the pasture, which in turn has an impact on ruminant productivity. There is limited research on the proximatechemical composition, in-vitro gas production, and degradability of mixtures containing Megathyrsus maximus MM and Gliricidia sepium GS. The study investigated the impact of different combinations of MM and GS on in-vitro gas production, degradability, and chemical composition. Megathyrsus maximus MM and Gliricidia sepium GS were combined as follows: T1- 100MM  0GS, T2- 75MM  25GS, T3- 50MM  50GS, T4- 25MM  75GS, and T5- 0MM  100GS. The treatments were assayed using standard procedures. The proximate composition of the treatments was also determined using standard procedures. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA at α0.05. Initial gas produced in T1 and T2 and net gas volume NGV observed in T1 and T2 were significantly lower compared to other treatments. In addition, the CO2 gas produced in T3, T4, and T5 was significantly higher than that produced in T1 and T2. However, T1 had the lowest CO2 gas production. The treatment with 100 legume T5 had the highest methane CH4 production, followed by T4 and T3. Treatments containing 100 T1 and 75 T2 grass had the lowest CH4 production. In terms of degradability, it was observed that T5 had significantly higher organic matter degradability OMD compared to other dietary treatments. The crude protein observed in T5 was also significantly higher than other treatments. In conclusion, mixtures with a high content of soluble carbohydrates presented the lowest gas production. It was determined that a mixture of 75 Megathyrsus maximus and 25 Gliricidia sepium has increased carbohydrate, ash, lower moisture content, and in vitro gas production and can be utilized by ruminant farmers as a cheap and readily available source of nutrition for their animals.

 The voluntary feed intake and digestibility of forages are contingent upon the quality of the pasture, which in turn has an impact on ruminant productivity. There is limited research on the proximatechemical composition, in-vitro gas production, and degradability of mixtures containing Megathyrsus maximus MM and Gliricidia sepium GS. The study investigated the impact of different combinations of MM and GS on in-vitro gas production, degradability, and chemical composition. Megathyrsus maximus MM and Gliricidia sepium GS were combined as follows: T1- 100MM  0GS, T2- 75MM  25GS, T3- 50MM  50GS, T4- 25MM  75GS, and T5- 0MM  100GS. The treatments were assayed using standard procedures. The proximate composition of the treatments was also determined using standard procedures. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA at α0.05. Initial gas produced in T1 and T2 and net gas volume NGV observed in T1 and T2 were significantly lower compared to other treatments. In addition, the CO2 gas produced in T3, T4, and T5 was significantly higher than that produced in T1 and T2. However, T1 had the lowest CO2 gas production. The treatment with 100 legume T5 had the highest methane CH4 production, followed by T4 and T3. Treatments containing 100 T1 and 75 T2 grass had the lowest CH4 production. In terms of degradability, it was observed that T5 had significantly higher organic matter degradability OMD compared to other dietary treatments. The crude protein observed in T5 was also significantly higher than other treatments. In conclusion, mixtures with a high content of soluble carbohydrates presented the lowest gas production. It was determined that a mixture of 75 Megathyrsus maximus and 25 Gliricidia sepium has increased carbohydrate, ash, lower moisture content, and in vitro gas production and can be utilized by ruminant farmers as a cheap and readily available source of nutrition for their animals.

 The voluntary feed intake and digestibility of forages are contingent upon the quality of the pasture, which in turn has an impact on ruminant productivity. There is limited research on the proximatechemical composition, in-vitro gas production, and degradability of mixtures containing Megathyrsus maximus MM and Gliricidia sepium GS. The study investigated the impact of different combinations of MM and GS on in-vitro gas production, degradability, and chemical composition. Megathyrsus maximus MM and Gliricidia sepium GS were combined as follows: T1- 100MM  0GS, T2- 75MM  25GS, T3- 50MM  50GS, T4- 25MM  75GS, and T5- 0MM  100GS. The treatments were assayed using standard procedures. The proximate composition of the treatments was also determined using standard procedures. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA at α0.05. Initial gas produced in T1 and T2 and net gas volume NGV observed in T1 and T2 were significantly lower compared to other treatments. In addition, the CO2 gas produced in T3, T4, and T5 was significantly higher than that produced in T1 and T2. However, T1 had the lowest CO2 gas production. The treatment with 100 legume T5 had the highest methane CH4 production, followed by T4 and T3. Treatments containing 100 T1 and 75 T2 grass had the lowest CH4 production. In terms of degradability, it was observed that T5 had significantly higher organic matter degradability OMD compared to other dietary treatments. The crude protein observed in T5 was also significantly higher than other treatments. In conclusion, mixtures with a high content of soluble carbohydrates presented the lowest gas production. It was determined that a mixture of 75 Megathyrsus maximus and 25 Gliricidia sepium has increased carbohydrate, ash, lower moisture content, and in vitro gas production and can be utilized by ruminant farmers as a cheap and readily available source of nutrition for their animals.

Makale detayları

Evaluation of Associative Effects of Gliricidia sepium and Megathyrsus maximus Combinations on Fibre Fractions, In-Vitro Carbon Dioxide and Methane Production

Yazarlar:

Godswill Arinzechukwu Iwuchukwu | Olatunbosun Odu | Uğur Şen

Yayıncı:

Karyay Karadeniz Yayımcılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Hayvansal Üretim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Black Sea Journal of Agriculture Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.295-303

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341994

pISSN:

2618-6578

In-vitro gas production

Chemical composition

Organic matter degradability

RuminantIn-vitro gas production

Chemical composition

Organic matter degradability

Ruminant

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Godswill Arinzechukwu Iwuchukwu | Olatunbosun Odu | Uğur Şen

Yayıncı: Karyay Karadeniz Yayımcılık

Ana Başlıklar: Hayvansal Üretim (Diğer)

Dergi: Black Sea Journal of Agriculture Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.295-303

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001341994

pISSN: 2618-6578

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Godswill Arinzechukwu Iwuchukwu | Olatunbosun Odu | Uğur Şen

Yayıncı:

Karyay Karadeniz Yayımcılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Hayvansal Üretim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Black Sea Journal of Agriculture Vol.8 Issue 3, pp.295-303

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001341994

pISSN:

2618-6578