Effect of dried leaves of Leucaena leucocephala on rumen fermentation, rumen microbial population, and enteric methane production in crossbred heifers

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Yucatanen
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mexicoen
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.coverage.countryMexico
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MX
cg.coverage.regionAmericas
cg.coverage.regionCentral America
cg.coverage.regionLatin America and the Caribbean
cg.creator.identifierJacobo Arango: 0000-0002-4828-9398en
cg.edition10:300en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani10020300en
cg.identifier.projectCCAFS: PII-LAM_LivestockPlusen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2076-2615en
cg.issue2en
cg.journalAnimalsen
cg.placeMexicoen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume10en
dc.contributor.authorMontoya Flores, María Denisseen
dc.contributor.authorMolina Botero, Isabel Cristinaen
dc.contributor.authorArango, Jacoboen
dc.contributor.authorRomano Muñoz, José Luisen
dc.contributor.authorSolorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javieren
dc.contributor.authorAguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernandoen
dc.contributor.authorKu-Vera, Juan Carlosen
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-18T15:46:25Zen
dc.date.available2020-02-18T15:46:25Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/107134
dc.titleEffect of dried leaves of Leucaena leucocephala on rumen fermentation, rumen microbial population, and enteric methane production in crossbred heifersen
dcterms.abstractThe effects of dietary inclusion of dried Leucaena leucocephala leaves (DLL) on nutrient digestibility, fermentation parameters, microbial rumen population, and production of enteric methane (CH4) in crossbred heifers were evaluated. Four heifers were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square design consisting of four periods and four levels of inclusion of DLL: 0%, 12%, 24%, and 36% of dry matter (DM) intake. Results showed that DM intake (DMI), organic matter intake, and gross energy intake (GEI) were similar (p > 0.05) among treatments. Apparent digestibility of organic matter, neutral detergent fiber, and energy decreased with increasing levels of DLL in the ration (p < 0.05). In contrast, digestible crude protein (CP) was higher (p < 0.05) in treatments with 12% and 24% DM of DLL. The inclusion of DLL did not affect (p > 0.05) rumen pH and total volatile fatty acids. Rumen microbial community was not affected (p > 0.05) by treatment. There was a linear reduction (p < 0.05) in CH4 emissions as the levels of DLL in the ration were increased. Results of this study suggest that an inclusion of 12% DM of ration as DLL enhances digestible CP and reduces daily production of enteric CH4 without adversely affecting DMI, rumen microbial population, and fermentation parameters.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2020-02-13en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMontoya-Flores, M. D.; Molina-Botero, I. C.; Arango, J.; Romano-Muñoz, J. L.; Solorio-Sánchez, F. J.; Aguilar-Pérez, C. F.; Ku-Vera, J.C. (2020) Effect of dried leaves of Leucaena leucocephala on rumen fermentation, rumen microbial population, and enteric methane production in crossbred heifers. Animals 300(10) 17p. ISSN: 2076-2615en
dcterms.extent17pen
dcterms.issued2020en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectleucaena leucocephalaen
dcterms.subjectmethaneen
dcterms.subjectdigestibilityen
dcterms.subjectvolatile fatty acidsen
dcterms.subjectmetanoen
dcterms.subjectdigestibilidaden
dcterms.subjectacido graso volatileen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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