Nutritional Evaluation of <i>Azolla microphylla</i> Meal and its Effect on Nutrient Digestibility and Growth Performance in Crossbred Cattle

Arvindraj, N.; Chatterjee, A.; Ghosh, Mayukh; Das, Srinibas; Dutta, T. K.

doi:10.5958/2231-6744.2017.00024.x

“…The reason behind the same appears to be due to the reduction of nutrient intake in the treated group and thus they also reported a reduced DCP and TDN content as well. Arvindraj et al (2017) replaced the concentrate mixture through Azolla and did not observe any effect on the digestibility of nutrients in crossbred calves, but the feed conversion ratio of calves was better in Azolla fed group. Consistent with the present findings Sihag et al…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…Likewise, no effect was reported on CP intake in crossbred cows when Azolla was replaced with the concentrate mixture (Regar 2016). Similarly, the contribution of Arvindraj et al (2017) in crossbred calves and Sihag et al (2018) in goats could be compared as having an insignificant effect on DM, DCP, and TDN intakes.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Distribution and Species Richness of Adult Odonata in Urban Wetlands in Tagum City, Mindanao, Philippines

Vitor¹,

Pagarigan²,

Tagoon³

et al. 2022

Philipp J Sci

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Balanced feeding of dairy animals is a costly affair in developing countries due to a lack of sufficient resources. A feeding cum digestion trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of dried green Azolla (Azolla microphylla) incorporation in lactating Murrah buffalo’s diet. Multiparous Murrah buffaloes (n = 10) with an average of 30 d in milk and yielding 11.29 kg/d were distributed randomly into two equal groups. The control group of buffaloes was fed a concentrated mixture prepared with commonly available feed ingredients – including maize grain, wheat bran, cottonseed cake, groundnut cake, mustard cake, mineral mixture, and salt – whereas the concentrate mixture of the treatment group was prepared, including 10% of the dried Azolla, by keeping both the concentrate mixtures iso-nitrogenous and iso-caloric. After 3 wk of preliminary feeding, a digestion trial was conducted for the assessment of nutrient utilization in two groups. Results indicated a positive response on the digestibility of dry matter (P < 0.05), organic matter (P < 0.05), neutral detergent fiber (P = 0.01), and acid detergent fiber (P = 0.015), whereas the digestibility of crude protein and ether extract remained unaffected (P > 0.05). Improvement in the digestibility of different nutrients without influencing the intake of nutrients indicated the importance of dried Azolla in the ration of lactating Murrah buffaloes.

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“…The reason behind the same appears to be due to the reduction of nutrient intake in the treated group and thus they also reported a reduced DCP and TDN content as well. Arvindraj et al (2017) replaced the concentrate mixture through Azolla and did not observe any effect on the digestibility of nutrients in crossbred calves, but the feed conversion ratio of calves was better in Azolla fed group. Consistent with the present findings Sihag et al…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…Likewise, no effect was reported on CP intake in crossbred cows when Azolla was replaced with the concentrate mixture (Regar 2016). Similarly, the contribution of Arvindraj et al (2017) in crossbred calves and Sihag et al (2018) in goats could be compared as having an insignificant effect on DM, DCP, and TDN intakes.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Azolla (Azolla microphylla) Supplementation Improves Nutrient Utilization in Lactating Murrah Buffaloes

Mudgal¹,

Jaiswal²,

Abraham³

et al. 2022

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Balanced feeding of dairy animals is a costly affair in developing countries due to a lack of sufficient resources. A feeding cum digestion trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of dried green Azolla (Azolla microphylla) incorporation in lactating Murrah buffalo’s diet. Multiparous Murrah buffaloes (n = 10) with an average of 30 d in milk and yielding 11.29 kg/d were distributed randomly into two equal groups. The control group of buffaloes was fed a concentrated mixture prepared with commonly available feed ingredients – including maize grain, wheat bran, cottonseed cake, groundnut cake, mustard cake, mineral mixture, and salt – whereas the concentrate mixture of the treatment group was prepared, including 10% of the dried Azolla, by keeping both the concentrate mixtures iso-nitrogenous and iso-caloric. After 3 wk of preliminary feeding, a digestion trial was conducted for the assessment of nutrient utilization in two groups. Results indicated a positive response on the digestibility of dry matter (P < 0.05), organic matter (P < 0.05), neutral detergent fiber (P = 0.01), and acid detergent fiber (P = 0.015), whereas the digestibility of crude protein and ether extract remained unaffected (P > 0.05). Improvement in the digestibility of different nutrients without influencing the intake of nutrients indicated the importance of dried Azolla in the ration of lactating Murrah buffaloes.

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Supplementation of macro algae (Azolla pinnata) in a finishing ration alters feed efficiency, blood parameters, carcass traits and meat sensory properties in lambs

Vahedi

¹

,

Hedayat-Evrigh

²

,

Holman

³

et al. 2021

Small Ruminant Research

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Nutritional Evaluation of Azolla microphylla Meal and its Effect on Nutrient Digestibility and Growth Performance in Crossbred Cattle

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Distribution and Species Richness of Adult Odonata in Urban Wetlands in Tagum City, Mindanao, Philippines

Distribution and Species Richness of Adult Odonata in Urban Wetlands in Tagum City, Mindanao, Philippines

Azolla (Azolla microphylla) Supplementation Improves Nutrient Utilization in Lactating Murrah Buffaloes

Supplementation of macro algae (Azolla pinnata) in a finishing ration alters feed efficiency, blood parameters, carcass traits and meat sensory properties in lambs

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