TY  - JOUR
T1  - Rumen Liquor from Slaughtered Cattle as a Source of Inoculum for <I>in vitro</I> Gas Production Technique in Forage Evaluation
AU - Mutimura, M. AU - Myambi, C.B. AU - Gahunga, P. AU - Mgheni, D.M. AU - Laswai, G.H. AU - Mtenga, L.A. AU - Gahakwa, D. AU - Kimambo, A.E. AU - Ebong, C. 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
SP  - 173
EP  - 180
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2013.173.180
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2013.173.180
KW  - East and Central Africa
KW  -feed database
KW  -rumen fluid
KW  -fermentation kinetics
KW  -metabolisable energy
KW  -organic matter digestibility
AB  - The two experiments were conducted with the overall objective of adapting Holhiem Gas System (HGS) to working conditions in the East and Central Africa (ECA) Region. The first experiment employed rumen contents from abattoir as source of rumen fluids and inoculum for feed evaluation. The second trial determined fermentation kinetics and Metabolisable Energy (ME) contents of seven forage species/accessions under preliminary trials at the Rwanda Agricultural Board (RAB), Karama Research Station. Results showed that Organic Matter Digestibility (OMD) and ME contents derived from gas production technique (GME) were highly correlated with Tilley and Terry <I>In Vitro</I> Organic Matter Digestibility (IVOMD; R<SUP>2</SUP> = 0.73) and ME derived from IVOMD (TME) (R<SUP>2</SUP> = 0.92). The obtained values were used to estimate ME and kinetic coefficients of 17 improved forages available in Rwanda as a contribution to the on-going exercise of developing the ECA feed database and national forage germplasm development. Using cluster analysis 14 promising forage accessions were identified for next phase of evaluation in other agro-ecologies across the country.
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