ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2025
Effects of Mineral Soil Supplementation on In Vitro Digestibility of Dry Matter and Organic Matter and In Sacco Degradability of Urea Treated Maize Stover.
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- Effects of Mineral Soil Supplementation on In Vitro Digestibility of Dry Matter and Organic Matter and In Sacco Degradability of Urea Treated Maize Stover.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
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backgroundThe quality of livestock feed resources enhances yield performance and plays a significant role in keeping production sustainable. However, today's climate forces the usage of crop residues as primary feeds due to soil degradation and the shortage of natural feed resources. Moreover, crop residues have low mineral content, requiring treatments to increase quality. This study evaluated the effect of the mineral soil (MS) supplement on in vitro digestibility of dry matter (IVDDM) and in vitro organic matter (IVOMD), and in sacco dry matter degradation (ISDMD) of urea-treated maize stover (UTMS).
methodsThe in vitro experiment was done after the first stage of the Tilley-Terry method using three replicates of all treatments. The rumen cannula-equipped Boran × Holstein Friesian steers were used to measure the ruminal degradation rate of dry matter (DM). The diet includes 70% urea-treated maize stover (UTMS) and 30% concentrate mixtures (wheat bran and noug seed cake at a 2:1 ratio). Treatments were UTMS + concentrate alone (T1); UTMS + concentrate with 1% MS (T2); UTMS + concentrate with 1.5% MS (T3); UTMS + concentrate with 2% MS (T4); and UTMS + concentrate with 2.5% MS (T5).
resultsThe concentrate DM and crude protein (CP) content were 90.94% and 23.8%, respectively. Urea treatment increased the content of CP (15.49 [treated] vs. 4.97 [untreated]) and ash (7.14 vs. 6.37) and reduced the content of DM (86.40 vs. 92.53), NDF (70.12 vs. 84.63), ADF (33.93 vs. 41.58), and ADL (12.64 vs. 20.11) of maize stover. The highest (p < 0.05) DM and OM digestibility were recorded in supplements compared with the control group, while differences among the supplemented group followed the order of DM (T4 = T5 > T2 = T3) and OM (T3 > T2 = T4 = T5). The degradation of DM increased (p < 0.05) with increasing incubation time and level of mineral soil. Supplement levels of mineral soil improved (p < 0.05) the slowly soluble fraction 'b', rate of 'b' fraction degradability 'c', and effective degradability of urea-treated maize stover.
conclusionsIt can be concluded that mineral supplementation enhanced the fermentability and degradability of the diet.
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