TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Non Forage Fiber Sources in Total Mixed Ration on Feed Intake, Nutrient Digestibility, Chewing Behavior and Ruminal Fermentation in Beef Cattle
AU - Chumpawadee, S. AU - Pimpa, O. 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 10
SP  - 2038
EP  - 2044
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.2038.2044
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.2038.2044
KW  - Non forage fiber sources
KW  -total mixed ration
KW  -digestibility
KW  -chewing behavior
KW  -feed intake
AB  - The objective of this study was to determine the effect of non forage fiber sources in a total mixed ration on feed intake, nutrient digestibility, chewing behavior and ruminal fermentation. Five Brahman-Thai native crossbred steers with an average initial body weight of 188±16.56 kg were randomly assigned in a 5x5 Latin square design. During each of five 21 days periods, the animals were fed 5 total mixed rations that varied in the non forage fiber sources, rice straw as fiber sources (rt-TMR, control), tomato pomace as fiber source (tp-TMR), palm meal as fiber source (pm-TMR), dried brewer gain as fiber source (db-TMR), soybean hulls as fiber source (sh-TMR). The results showed that feed intake, crude protein digestibility, chewing time, total number of chew and ruminal fermentation were significantly different among treatments (p<0.05). The palm meal as a fiber source in the total mixed ration has negative effect on feed intake and chewing behavior, although enhanced by 5% of long hey fiber. However, tomato pomace, dried brewer gain and soybean hulls can be used as fiber sources in TMRs, when enhanced with 5% of long hey fiber.
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