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Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant

Azolla filiculoides is a tiny, free-floating aquatic fern and has a potential alternative protein and fibre source for ruminants, was investigated for its cultivation optimisation and feedstuff suitability. Study 1 was conducted to investigate the influence of different fertiliser types (control, br...

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Main Authors: Hamidan, Mohammad Fitri Rimi, Mohd Nadzir, Mohd Noor Hisham, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Bidin, Habsah, Samat, Noraini
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2024
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1143702025-01-20T00:49:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114370/ Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant Hamidan, Mohammad Fitri Rimi Mohd Nadzir, Mohd Noor Hisham Shohaimi, Shamarina Bidin, Habsah Samat, Noraini Azolla filiculoides is a tiny, free-floating aquatic fern and has a potential alternative protein and fibre source for ruminants, was investigated for its cultivation optimisation and feedstuff suitability. Study 1 was conducted to investigate the influence of different fertiliser types (control, broiler manure, sheep manure, cow manure) and concentrations (0.25 g/L–1.25 g/L) on the growth performance (fresh weight, doubling time, relative growth rate) and nutrient composition (dry matter, ash, crude protein, crude fibre, crude fat) of A. filiculoides. The optimised type of fertiliser and concentration in Study 1 were further adopted in Study 2 to evaluate the effect of different fertiliser processing methods on the growth performance, nutritive value and in vitro rumen digestibility of A. filiculoides upon cultivation. The findings in Study 1 showed that cultivation of A. filiculoides using sheep manure at the concentration of 1.00 g/L is the best resulted in the shortest doubling time (3 to 5 days) and produced fresh weight (FW), relative growth rate (RGR), crude protein (CP) and crude fibre (CF) at 132.2 g/m2, 0.32 g/g/day, 21.2% DM-1 and 14.4% DM-1, respectively. Furthermore, unprocessed sheep manure (T3) exhibited superior (p < 0.05) fresh weight, relative growth rate, nutrient composition and fibre components compared to the burned manure treatment (T2). In vitro digestibility analysis discovered that T3 achieved a 24-hour accumulated gas production of 86.9 mL DM-1, with in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) and metabolisable energy (ME) of 82.9%, 43.7% and 5.8 MJ/kg DM, respectively. These findings suggest that Azolla filiculoides cultivation can be economically optimised using 1.00 g/L unprocessed sheep manure (fresh manure), potentially serving as a self-produced, nutritious feedstuff for ruminants. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114370/1/114370.pdf Hamidan, Mohammad Fitri Rimi and Mohd Nadzir, Mohd Noor Hisham and Shohaimi, Shamarina and Bidin, Habsah and Samat, Noraini (2024) Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 35 (3). pp. 265-292. ISSN 1985-3718; eISSN: 2180-4249 https://ejournal.usm.my/tlsr/article/view/tlsr_vol35-no-3-2024_12 10.21315/tlsr2024.35.3.12
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description Azolla filiculoides is a tiny, free-floating aquatic fern and has a potential alternative protein and fibre source for ruminants, was investigated for its cultivation optimisation and feedstuff suitability. Study 1 was conducted to investigate the influence of different fertiliser types (control, broiler manure, sheep manure, cow manure) and concentrations (0.25 g/L–1.25 g/L) on the growth performance (fresh weight, doubling time, relative growth rate) and nutrient composition (dry matter, ash, crude protein, crude fibre, crude fat) of A. filiculoides. The optimised type of fertiliser and concentration in Study 1 were further adopted in Study 2 to evaluate the effect of different fertiliser processing methods on the growth performance, nutritive value and in vitro rumen digestibility of A. filiculoides upon cultivation. The findings in Study 1 showed that cultivation of A. filiculoides using sheep manure at the concentration of 1.00 g/L is the best resulted in the shortest doubling time (3 to 5 days) and produced fresh weight (FW), relative growth rate (RGR), crude protein (CP) and crude fibre (CF) at 132.2 g/m2, 0.32 g/g/day, 21.2% DM-1 and 14.4% DM-1, respectively. Furthermore, unprocessed sheep manure (T3) exhibited superior (p < 0.05) fresh weight, relative growth rate, nutrient composition and fibre components compared to the burned manure treatment (T2). In vitro digestibility analysis discovered that T3 achieved a 24-hour accumulated gas production of 86.9 mL DM-1, with in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) and metabolisable energy (ME) of 82.9%, 43.7% and 5.8 MJ/kg DM, respectively. These findings suggest that Azolla filiculoides cultivation can be economically optimised using 1.00 g/L unprocessed sheep manure (fresh manure), potentially serving as a self-produced, nutritious feedstuff for ruminants.
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author Hamidan, Mohammad Fitri Rimi
Mohd Nadzir, Mohd Noor Hisham
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Bidin, Habsah
Samat, Noraini
spellingShingle Hamidan, Mohammad Fitri Rimi
Mohd Nadzir, Mohd Noor Hisham
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Bidin, Habsah
Samat, Noraini
Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant
author_facet Hamidan, Mohammad Fitri Rimi
Mohd Nadzir, Mohd Noor Hisham
Shohaimi, Shamarina
Bidin, Habsah
Samat, Noraini
author_sort Hamidan, Mohammad Fitri Rimi
title Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant
title_short Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant
title_full Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant
title_fullStr Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant
title_full_unstemmed Effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant
title_sort effect on growth performance and nutritive value of cultivated azolla filiculoides as an alternative feedstuff for ruminant
publisher Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114370/1/114370.pdf
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https://ejournal.usm.my/tlsr/article/view/tlsr_vol35-no-3-2024_12
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