Nutritional value of Acacia amentacea and Parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditions
In order to evaluate the nutritional value of <em>Parkinsonia texana</em> and <em>Acacia amentacea</em>, two leguminosae species of the Tamaulipan scrubland, Northeastern Mexico, two experiments were carried out: the first tested the effects of season and browse species on ch...
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doaj-4f0d3d6a420f4e9aadf8bd89042256512020-11-25T01:17:50ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2014-11-0113410.4081/ijas.2014.34862301Nutritional value of Acacia amentacea and Parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditionsTilo G. Domínguez-Gómez0Arturo S. Juárez-Reyes1María A. Cerrillo-Soto2Maribel Guerrero-Cervantes3Humberto González-Rodríguez4Emilio Olivares-Sáenz5Roque G. Ramírez-Lozano6María Del Socorro Alvarado7Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoFacultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónCentro de Agricultura Protegida, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Juárez del Estado de DurangoIn order to evaluate the nutritional value of <em>Parkinsonia texana</em> and <em>Acacia amentacea</em>, two leguminosae species of the Tamaulipan scrubland, Northeastern Mexico, two experiments were carried out: the first tested the effects of season and browse species on chemical composition as nutritional variable to small ruminants; the second tested the effect of the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on fermentation parameters. Foliage samples were collected from three sites. Data of chemical composition were analysed using analysis of variance for a bi-factorial arrangement, whereas the effect of PEG was analysed by a strip plot design. Results of chemical composition were affected by interacting factors season*species as individually they were significantly different (P<0.001). Addition of PEG affected (P<0.001) fermentation parameters. Significantly higher values of neutral detergent fibre (42%), condensed tannins (19%), purines (9 μmol), partitioning factor (PF) (6.1) and gross energy losses (GEL=6.7%) were found in <em>A. amentacea</em>, while <em>P. texana</em> gave higher crude protein (18%), <em>in vitro</em> true organic matter digestibility (82%), metabolisable energy (ME) [2.1 Mcal/kg dry matter (DM)], <em>A</em> (183 mL), <em>c</em> (0.07/h) and <em>L</em> (0.86 h). Addition of PEG increased ME, and affected (P<0.001) fermentation parameters A and c, while purines and PF decreased. Results indicate that chemical composition and fermentation parameters vary according to seasons and species. PEG addition increases the fermentation parameters, which indicates that PEG counteracts the detrimental effects of secondary components of samples. Data suggest that using both species combined could supply necessary nutritional requirements to small ruminants in the Tamaulipan scrubland.http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/3486Native leguminosae, Chemical composition, Rumen fermentation, Polyethylene glycol, Nutritional requirements |
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Tilo G. Domínguez-Gómez Arturo S. Juárez-Reyes María A. Cerrillo-Soto Maribel Guerrero-Cervantes Humberto González-Rodríguez Emilio Olivares-Sáenz Roque G. Ramírez-Lozano María Del Socorro Alvarado Nutritional value of Acacia amentacea and Parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditions Italian Journal of Animal Science Native leguminosae, Chemical composition, Rumen fermentation, Polyethylene glycol, Nutritional requirements |
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Tilo G. Domínguez-Gómez Arturo S. Juárez-Reyes María A. Cerrillo-Soto Maribel Guerrero-Cervantes Humberto González-Rodríguez Emilio Olivares-Sáenz Roque G. Ramírez-Lozano María Del Socorro Alvarado |
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Nutritional value of Acacia amentacea and Parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditions |
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Nutritional value of Acacia amentacea and Parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditions |
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Nutritional value of Acacia amentacea and Parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditions |
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Nutritional value of Acacia amentacea and Parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditions |
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Nutritional value of Acacia amentacea and Parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditions |
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nutritional value of acacia amentacea and parkinsonia texana grown in semiarid conditions |
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Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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1594-4077 1828-051X |
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2014-11-01 |
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In order to evaluate the nutritional value of <em>Parkinsonia texana</em> and <em>Acacia amentacea</em>, two leguminosae species of the Tamaulipan scrubland, Northeastern Mexico, two experiments were carried out: the first tested the effects of season and browse species on chemical composition as nutritional variable to small ruminants; the second tested the effect of the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on fermentation parameters. Foliage samples were collected from three sites. Data of chemical composition were analysed using analysis of variance for a bi-factorial arrangement, whereas the effect of PEG was analysed by a strip plot design. Results of chemical composition were affected by interacting factors season*species as individually they were significantly different (P<0.001). Addition of PEG affected (P<0.001) fermentation parameters. Significantly higher values of neutral detergent fibre (42%), condensed tannins (19%), purines (9 μmol), partitioning factor (PF) (6.1) and gross energy losses (GEL=6.7%) were found in <em>A. amentacea</em>, while <em>P. texana</em> gave higher crude protein (18%), <em>in vitro</em> true organic matter digestibility (82%), metabolisable energy (ME) [2.1 Mcal/kg dry matter (DM)], <em>A</em> (183 mL), <em>c</em> (0.07/h) and <em>L</em> (0.86 h). Addition of PEG increased ME, and affected (P<0.001) fermentation parameters A and c, while purines and PF decreased. Results indicate that chemical composition and fermentation parameters vary according to seasons and species. PEG addition increases the fermentation parameters, which indicates that PEG counteracts the detrimental effects of secondary components of samples. Data suggest that using both species combined could supply necessary nutritional requirements to small ruminants in the Tamaulipan scrubland. |
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Native leguminosae, Chemical composition, Rumen fermentation, Polyethylene glycol, Nutritional requirements |
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