Archives of Animal Nutrition

Journal: Archives of Animal Nutrition

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Arch. Anim. Nutr.

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Taylor & Francis

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1745-039X
1477-2817
0003-942X

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Silages containing buckwheat and chicory
Kälber, Tasja; Kreuzer, Michael; Leiber, Florian (2012)
Archives of Animal Nutrition
Carcass and meat quality of finished and non-finished Limousin heifers from alpine livestock systems differing in altitudinal origin of the forage
Gangnat, Isabelle D.M.; Kreuzer, Michael; Clavijo McCormick, Andrea; et al. (2016)
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Diallyl disulphide and lovastatin: effects on energy and protein utilisation in, as well as methane emission from, sheep
Klevenhusen, Fenja; Duval, Stephane; Zeitz, Johanna O.; et al. (2011)
Archives of Animal Nutrition
Currently research on feed supplementation with natural compounds to improve energy and protein utilisation and to mitigate the greenhouse gas methane in ruminants is intensively pursued. Two compounds, diallyl disulphide (DADS), an important component of garlic oil, and lovastatin, an inhibitor of a key enzyme of methanogenic Archaea, were selected on the basis of their in vitro anti-methanogenic potential. In three 23-day experimental runs, six sheep received hay and concentrate in a duplicate 3×3 Latin square design. The concentrate was either not supplemented or supplemented with either 4 g DADS or 80 mg lovastatin per kg of total dietary dry matter. There were no refusals of concentrate for any treatment. Respiratory measurements were conducted on experimental days 7/8 (Period 1) and days 17/18 (Period 2). Relative to the control, digestibility of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) tended to increase (p = 0.09) with DADS by 14%. This was associated with an increased (p = 0.07) body energy retention of the animals. Effects on nitrogen balance and ruminal fermentation traits were never significant. No influence of supplements or period was found on total daily CH4 production which averaged at 28.6 g per sheep. However, across both periods the amount of CH4 produced per kg NDF digested was lower (−8%; p = 0.02) with DADS than without supplementation, and the lovastatin treatment ranged in between. In conclusion, the study demonstrated a certain potential of DADS to improve fibre digestion and body energy retention and to limit CH4 formation in relation to digestible fibre intake, while lovastatin remained ineffective.
Effect of feeding dehydrated and ensiled tanniferous sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) on nitrogen and mineral digestion and metabolism of lambs
Scharenberg, Anna; Arrigo, Yves; Gutzwiller, Andreas; et al. (2007)
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Digestive and metabolic utilization of lauric, myristic and stearic acid in cows, and associated effects on milk fat quality
Dohme, Frigga; Machmüller, Andrea; Sutter, F.; et al. (2004)
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Methane emission, digestive characteristics and faecal archaeol in heifers fed diets based on silage from brown midrib maize as compared to conventional maize
Schwarm, Angela; Schweigel-Röntgen, Monika; Kreuzer, Michael; et al. (2015)
Archives of Animal Nutrition
Development of nitrogen and methane losses in the first eight weeks of lactation in Holstein cows subjected to deficiency of utilisable crude protein under restrictive feeding conditions
Sutter, Franz; Schwarm, Angela; Kreuzer, Michael (2017)
Archives of Animal Nutrition
Influence of benzoic acid and dietary protein level on performance, nitrogen metabolism and urinary pH in growing-finishing pigs
Bühler, Kathrin; Wenk, Caspar; Broz, Jiri; et al. (2006)
Archives of Animal Nutrition
Palatability in sheep and in vitro nutritional value of dried and ensiled sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), and chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Scharenberg, Anna; Arrigo, Yves; Gutzwiller, Andreas; et al. (2007)
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Effect of the rumen ciliates Entodinium caudatum, Epidinium ecaudatum and Eudiplodinium maggii, and combinations thereof, on ruminal fermentation and total tract digestion in sheep
Zeitz, Johanna O.; Amelchanka, Sergej L.; Michalowski, Tadeusz; et al. (2012)
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