Digestibility, methane production and chewing activity of steers fed whole-crop round bale corn silage preserved at three maturities

Nishida, Takehiro; Eruden, Bayaru; Hosoda, Kenji; Matsuyama, Hiroki; Xu, Cailong; Shioya, Shigeru

doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.05.018

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“…Kirkland & Patterson (2006) observed results of 4.376 Kcal/kg in United Kingdom, and Nishida et al (2007) also found results similar to this experiment (4.619 kcal/kg) when genotypes of corn silages were studied in Japan.…”

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Intake and total apparent digestibility in lambs fed six maize varieties in the Brazilian Semiarid

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-The objective of this study was to evaluate the daily intake and total apparent digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, gross energy, ether extract, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, total and non-fibrous carbohydrates, total digestible nutrients, energy intake and nitrogen balance of silages of six maize varieties with early or super early cycles recommended to Northeast Brazil. Twenty-four male castrated lambs were lodged in metabolic cages.A completely randomized design with six treatments and four replications was used, with means compared by Tukey test at 5%. There were no differences among varieties for any of the evaluated variables regarding intake and apparent digestibility.Concerning the intake of digestible energy, metabolizable energy and the ratio content of digestible and metabolizable energy, significant differences were observed between varieties and BRS Assum Preto showed highest values of metabolizable energy (2.650,8 kcal/day). All of the treatments presented positive nitrogen balance and did not differ among themselves.The varieties asessed can be an additional option to the semiarid regions in Brazil.

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Intake and total apparent digestibility in lambs fed six maize varieties in the Brazilian Semiarid

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“…Anthocyanin‐rich ( Zea mays L., Choko C922, 124‐day relative maturity) and control ( Zea mays L., 33N56; Pioneer Hi‐Bred Japan, Tokyo, Japan; 112‐day relative maturity) corns were used. Whole‐crop corns at the yellow ripe stage, grown in a field at the National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan), were harvested (1.2 cm theoretical length of cut), baled and wrapped with white plastic film as previously reported (Nishida et al . 2007; Hosoda et al .…”

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“…Dry matter intake, apparent digestibility, milk production, ruminal fermentation and plasma properties in lactating cows fed the anthocyanin-rich corn silage were investigated by comparison with those in cows fed the control corn silage. grown in a field at the National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan), were harvested (1.2 cm theoretical length of cut), baled and wrapped with white plastic film as previously reported (Nishida et al 2007;Hosoda et al 2009). They were stored outdoors on the ground until being opened.…”

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Effect of anthocyanin‐rich corn silage on digestibility, milk production and plasma enzyme activities in lactating dairy cows

Hosoda

Eruden

Matsuyama

et al. 2011

Animal Science Journal

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Anthocyanin in purple corn (Zea mays L.) has been reported to show several functional and biological attributes, displaying antioxidant, antiobesity and antidiabetic effects in monogastric animals. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of feeding anthocyanin-rich corn (Zea mays L., Choko C922) silage on digestibility, milk production and plasma enzyme activities in lactating dairy cows. The cows were fed diets based on the control corn or the anthocyanin-rich corn silage (AR treatment) in a crossover design. The anthocyanin-rich corn silage-based diet had a lower starch content, nutrient digestibility and total digestible nutrients content when compared to the control diet. The milk yield, lactose and solids-not-fat contents in the AR-treatment cows were lower than in the control cows. The feeding of the anthocyanin-rich corn silage led to a reduction in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity and an increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the plasma. These data suggest that the anthocyanin-rich corn has a lowering effect on AST activity with concomitant enhancement of SOD activity in lactating dairy cows. However, a new variety of anthocyanin-rich corn with good nutritional value is needed for practical use as a ruminant feed.

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“…Whole-tract apparent digestibility and N balance were determined by the total collection of feces and urine using a feces-urine separating machine on days 15 to 19 of each period (Nishida et al 2007). A subset of the TMR silage sample was stored at -20°C for later determination of the fermentation products.…”

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Milk production, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance in lactating cows fed total mixed ration silages containing steam‐flaked brown rice as substitute for steam‐flaked corn, and wet food by‐products

Miyaji

Matsuyama

Hosoda

et al. 2013

Animal Science Journal

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of substituting brown rice grain for corn grain in total mixed ration (TMR) silage containing food by-products on the milk production, whole-tract nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance in dairy cows. Six multiparous Holstein cows were used in a crossover design with two dietary treatments: a diet containing 30.9% steam-flaked corn (corn TMR) or 30.9% steam-flaked brown rice (rice TMR) with wet soybean curd residue and wet soy sauce cake. Dietary treatment did not affect the dry matter intake, milk yield and compositions in dairy cows. The dry matter and starch digestibility were higher, and the neutral detergent fiber digestibility was lower for rice TMR than for corn TMR. The urinary nitrogen (N) excretion as a proportion of the N intake was lower for rice TMR than for corn TMR with no dietary effect on N secretion in milk and fecal N excretion. These results indicated that the replacement of corn with brown rice in TMR silage relatively reduced urinary N loss without adverse effects on feed intake and milk production, when food by-products such as soybean curd residue were included in the TMR silage as dietary crude protein sources.

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Digestibility, methane production and chewing activity of steers fed whole-crop round bale corn silage preserved at three maturities

Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Intake and total apparent digestibility in lambs fed six maize varieties in the Brazilian Semiarid

Intake and total apparent digestibility in lambs fed six maize varieties in the Brazilian Semiarid

Effect of anthocyanin‐rich corn silage on digestibility, milk production and plasma enzyme activities in lactating dairy cows

Milk production, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance in lactating cows fed total mixed ration silages containing steam‐flaked brown rice as substitute for steam‐flaked corn, and wet food by‐products

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