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Effect of fungus treatments of cotton stalks on sheep performance
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Abstract: This study was carried out at (EI-Serew Research Station, Domuat Goveruorate) to study the effect of fungus treatments (Cheatomium cellublyticum, Trichoderma viride and Cheatomium cellublyticum with Trichoderma viride) of cotton stalks on feed intake, digestibility cofficients, nutritive value, nitrogen balance and some rumen liquor and blood parameters. Four treatments were tested, the first treatment (NC) was the negative control, second treatment (CC) was cotton stalks treated with fungus (Cheatomium cellublyticum) offered ad. Libitum. Third treatment (TV) was cotton stalks treated with fungus (Trichoderma viride) and tourth treatment (CO) was cotton stalks treated combination (Cheatomium cellublyticum with Trichoderma viride).
Twenty four rams mean weighed 20.0 kg were used in feeding trial lasted 120 days to evaluate the effect of biological treatments on the nutritive value of cotton stalks increased daily gain (165.8, 193.3, 211.6 and 136.6) for CC, TV, CO and NC, respectively. The results indicated that CC, TV and CO increased (P<0.05) crude protein of cotton stalks and decreased (P<0.05) dry matter, crude tiber, NFE, NDF, ADF, ADL and cellulose contents than the control group. Dry matter intake (DMI) increased (P<0.05) in the groups fed cotton stalks treated with CC, TVand CO than the control group. Fungus treatments increased (P<0.05) dige"tibility coenicients of CF, ADF, NTIF, ADL, cellulose and hemicellulse than the untreated cotton stalks. Total digestible nutrients (TDN) and digestibility of crude protein (DCP) tor CO, TV and CC were higher (PKeywords: cotton stalks. fungus, biological trealments. feeding value. sheep.
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| Publication year |
2005
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| Pages |
139-148
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| Availability location |
معهد بحوث الانتاج الحيوانى- شارع نادى الصيد- الدقى - الجيزة
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| serial title |
Egyptian Journal Nutrition and Feeds
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| ISSN |
1110-6360
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| Agris Categories |
Animal feeding
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AGROVOC
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Performance testing.
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biological trealments;
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Journal
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