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The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats

The supplementations of various herbal feed additives with many nutritional properties have been widely investigated. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Nigella sativa seed meal (NSM) supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics of goats. In doin...

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Main Authors: Kathiraser, Thayalini, Yaakub, Halimatun, Alimon, Abdul Razak
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64071/1/The%20effects%20of%20varying%20levels%20of%20Nigella%20sativa%20seed%20meal%20supplementation%20on%20nutrient%20digestibility%20and%20rumen%20fermentation%20characteristics%20in%20goats.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.640712018-06-08T01:00:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64071/ The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats Kathiraser, Thayalini Yaakub, Halimatun Alimon, Abdul Razak The supplementations of various herbal feed additives with many nutritional properties have been widely investigated. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Nigella sativa seed meal (NSM) supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics of goats. In doing so, five mixed breed adult male goats were fed ad libitum with guinea grass hay (as basal diet), supplemented with NSM (DMI based on 1.5% of body weight) at 0% (NSM0), 0.8% (NSM8), 1.6% (NSM16) and 2.4% (NSM24). A mixture of Feral with Boer and Katjang breed of goats were used in this study. This study was carried out as a cross-over design of a 3-week cycle (2-weeks of adaptation and 1-week of experimental) and resumed after 1-week of washout period. It was revealed that there were no significant differences in nutrient digestibility of DM, OM, CF, DE, ADF, ADL and NDF, rumen pH, total VFA, individual VFA proportions and acetate: propionate ratio between control and NSM supplemented groups. Therefore, the results has proven that the addition of 0.8%, 1.6% and 2.4% NSM supplementation did not cause any adverse impact on feed digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics of the goats. However, a larger number of replicates on the tolerance levels of NSM concentration in the dietary treatment of goats should be studied further. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64071/1/The%20effects%20of%20varying%20levels%20of%20Nigella%20sativa%20seed%20meal%20supplementation%20on%20nutrient%20digestibility%20and%20rumen%20fermentation%20characteristics%20in%20goats.pdf Kathiraser, Thayalini and Yaakub, Halimatun and Alimon, Abdul Razak (2018) The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats. Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science, 46 (1). pp. 25-37. ISSN 1394-9829; ESSN: 2289-9650 http://ejtafs.mardi.gov.my/index.php/publication/issues/current/196-2018/volume-46-no-1/1400-460105
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description The supplementations of various herbal feed additives with many nutritional properties have been widely investigated. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Nigella sativa seed meal (NSM) supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics of goats. In doing so, five mixed breed adult male goats were fed ad libitum with guinea grass hay (as basal diet), supplemented with NSM (DMI based on 1.5% of body weight) at 0% (NSM0), 0.8% (NSM8), 1.6% (NSM16) and 2.4% (NSM24). A mixture of Feral with Boer and Katjang breed of goats were used in this study. This study was carried out as a cross-over design of a 3-week cycle (2-weeks of adaptation and 1-week of experimental) and resumed after 1-week of washout period. It was revealed that there were no significant differences in nutrient digestibility of DM, OM, CF, DE, ADF, ADL and NDF, rumen pH, total VFA, individual VFA proportions and acetate: propionate ratio between control and NSM supplemented groups. Therefore, the results has proven that the addition of 0.8%, 1.6% and 2.4% NSM supplementation did not cause any adverse impact on feed digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics of the goats. However, a larger number of replicates on the tolerance levels of NSM concentration in the dietary treatment of goats should be studied further.
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author Kathiraser, Thayalini
Yaakub, Halimatun
Alimon, Abdul Razak
spellingShingle Kathiraser, Thayalini
Yaakub, Halimatun
Alimon, Abdul Razak
The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats
author_facet Kathiraser, Thayalini
Yaakub, Halimatun
Alimon, Abdul Razak
author_sort Kathiraser, Thayalini
title The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats
title_short The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats
title_full The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats
title_fullStr The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats
title_full_unstemmed The effects of varying levels of Nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats
title_sort effects of varying levels of nigella sativa seed meal supplementation on nutrient digestibility and rumen fermentation characteristics in goats
publisher Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64071/1/The%20effects%20of%20varying%20levels%20of%20Nigella%20sativa%20seed%20meal%20supplementation%20on%20nutrient%20digestibility%20and%20rumen%20fermentation%20characteristics%20in%20goats.pdf
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http://ejtafs.mardi.gov.my/index.php/publication/issues/current/196-2018/volume-46-no-1/1400-460105
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