Neem tree foliage as a substitute for Rhodes grass hay: effects on ruminal fermentation, intake, and digestibility in dry cows.

Kawther A Youcef, Mohammed H Al Hinai, Hani M El-Zaiat

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Article in Tropical animal health and production, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kawther A YoucefDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P. O. Box 34, Al-Khoud, Muscat, P. O. Code 123, Oman.

Mohammed H Al HinaiDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P. O. Box 34, Al-Khoud, Muscat, P. O. Code 123, Oman.

Hani M El-ZaiatDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P. O. Box 34, Al-Khoud, Muscat, P. O. Code 123, Oman. h.alzaiat@squ.edu.om.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8790-8577

Funding

Sultan Qaboos University Grants No.: IG/AGR/ANVS/21/01 and IG/- -/AGR/A&V/25/008

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of tree and shrub foliage has gained increasing attention as a sustainable feeding strategy for ruminants in arid regions. This study evaluated the effects of progressively replacing Rhodes grass hay (RGH) with partially dehydrated fresh neem tree foliage (NTF) on in vitro ruminal fermentation and in vivo dry matter (DM) intake, nutrient digestibility, and blood biochemical parameters in dry cows. Four diets were formulated in which RGH replaced NTF at 0%, 33%, 66%, and 100% of the forage component. In vitro, increasing NTF inclusion resulted in linear increases in total volatile fatty acid concentration (P = 0.039), propionate (P = 0.028), gas production (P = 0.021), CO

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Animal FeedAzadirachtaDigestionRumenAnimal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAnimalsCattleDietFemaleFermentationPoaceaeAlternative feedsAzadirachta indicaCowsFeed digestibilityMethane emission

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PMID42554926

DOI10.1007/s11250-026-05280-7

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