Effect of tree foliage supplementation of tropical grass diet on in vitro digestibility and fermentation, microbial biomass synthesis and enteric methane production in ruminants

Albores-Moreno, S.; Gamboa, José Armando Alayón; Miranda‐Romero, Luis Alberto; Alarcón-Zúñiga, Baldomero; Jiménez‐Ferrer, Guillermo; Kú-Vera, Juan Carlos; Piñeiro-Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad

doi:10.1007/s11250-018-1772-7

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“…Gaviria-Uribe et al [37] stated that including tree forages on ruminant's diet that are based on low quality grass, increases CP and decreases total carbohydrate intake. However, P. purpureum used in the present trial showed higher CP and lower values of structural carbohydrate content compared to other studies [18,38], this is directly related to the age of regrowth of the pasture [39], as well as a higher digestibility and gas production as observed in this trial due to the high quality of the diets evaluated for tropical regions. The CP and EE values of S. mombin are similar to those obtained by Yusuf et al [40] however, NDF and ADF contents were lower in the present study.…”

Section: Chemical Composition and In Vitro Digestibilitycontrasting

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In vitro Methane Mitigation Potential of Foliage of Fodder Trees Mixed at Two Levels with a Tropical Grass

Valencia-Salazar¹,

Jiménez‐Ferrer²,

Molina-Botero³

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Enteric methane (CH4) emitted by ruminant species is known as one of the main greenhouse gases produced by the agricultural sector. The objective of this study was to evaluate the chemical composition, in vitro gas production, dry matter degradation (DMD), digestibility, CO2 production and CH4 mitigation potential of five tropical tree species with novel forage potential including: Spondias mombin, Acacia pennatula, Parmentiera aculeata, Brosimum alicastrum and Bursera simaruba mixed at two levels of inclusion (15 and 30%) with a tropical grass (Pennisetum purpureum). Crude protein content was similar across treatments (135 g kg-1 DM), while P. purpureum was characterized by a high content of acid detergent fiber (335.9 g kg-1 DM) and B. simaruba by a high concentration of condensed tannins (20 g kg-1 DM). Likewise, A. pennatula and P. aculeata were characterized by a high content of cyanogenic glycosides and alkaloids respectively. Treatments SM30-PP70 (30% S. mombin + 70% P. purpureum) and BA30-PP70 (30% B. alicastrum + 70% P. purpureum) resulted in superior digestibility than P. purpureum, while in the AP30-PP70 (30% A. pennatula + 70% P. purpureum) was lower than the control treatment (P≤0.05). At 24 and 48 h, treatments that contained P. aculeata and B. alicastrum produced higher CH4 ml g-1 DOM than P. purpureum (P≤0.05). The inclusion of B. simaruba at 30% reduced CH4 at 25% compared to P. purpureum. Tropical tree species can improve the nutritional quality of ruminant rations and reduce CH4 emissions to consequently contribute to the development of sustainable ruminant production systems that generate diverse ecosystem services.

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confidence: 63%

In vitro Methane Mitigation Potential of Foliage of Fodder Trees Mixed at Two Levels with a Tropical Grass

Valencia-Salazar¹,

Jiménez‐Ferrer²,

Molina-Botero³

et al. 2021

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“…Some mitigation alternatives are associated with improved efficiency of animal production given their advantages from the nutritional and environmental standpoints (Patra et al 2012). In Southern Mexico, cattle producers have observed that during the dry season animals consume many species present in native vegetation in the form of green fodder, dried pods and leaves from trees and shrubs (López-Herrera et al 2008, Albores-Moreno et al 2018. Secondary vegetation in livestock systems has been scarcely studied and is being displaced by introduced pastures for the establishment of extensive grazing systems (Albores-Moreno et al, 2020).…”

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“…Methane is a GHG produced by ruminants during anaerobic fermentation of carbohydrates in the rumen which is quantitatively eructated to the atmosphere. Secondary metabolites contained in many plant species have the capacity to modify the population of microorganisms that synthesize or are related to the formation of CH4 (Melesse et al 2017, Albores-Moreno et al 2018) in the rumen.…”

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Enteric methane mitigation and fermentation kinetics of forage species from Southern Mexico: in vitro screening

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The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture believes that open access contributes to its mission of reducing hunger and poverty, and improving human nutrition in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the eco-efficiency of agriculture.The Alliance is committed to creating and sharing knowledge and information openly and globally. We do this through collaborative research as well as through the open sharing of our data, tools, and publications.

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“…However, the use of Leucaena leucocephala caused a reduction in the daily CH 4 emission of 11-31.56% when the legume was increased from 22% to 44% of the total DM intake [42,75,88]. Tables 5 and 6 show evidence of the effects of saponins from tropical trees on rumen fermentation, rumen microbial population, and CH 4 emissions.…”

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Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees

Canúl-Solís

Campos‐Navarrete

Piñeiro-Vázquez

et al. 2020

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Methane produced by enteric fermentation contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. Methane is one of the GHG resulting from anthropogenic activities with the greater global warming contribution. Ruminant production systems contribute between 18% and 33% of methane emissions. Due to this, there has been growing interest in finding feed alternatives which may help to mitigate methane production in the rumen. The presence of a vast range of secondary metabolites in tropical trees (coumarins, phenols, tannins, and saponins, among others) may be a valuable alternative to manipulate rumen fermentation and partially defaunate the rumen, and thus reduce enteric methane production. Recent reports suggest that it is possible to decrease methane emissions in sheep by up to 27% by feeding them saponins from the tea leaves of Camellia sinensis; partial defaunation (54%) of the rumen has been achieved using saponins from Sapindus saponaria. The aim of this review was to collect, analyze, and interpret scientific information on the potential of tropical trees and their secondary metabolites to mitigate methane emissions from ruminants.

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Effect of tree foliage supplementation of tropical grass diet on in vitro digestibility and fermentation, microbial biomass synthesis and enteric methane production in ruminants

Cited by 24 publications

References 61 publications

In vitro Methane Mitigation Potential of Foliage of Fodder Trees Mixed at Two Levels with a Tropical Grass

In vitro Methane Mitigation Potential of Foliage of Fodder Trees Mixed at Two Levels with a Tropical Grass

Enteric methane mitigation and fermentation kinetics of forage species from Southern Mexico: in vitro screening

Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees

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