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Javed K, Salman M, Sharif M, Muneer H, Muzammal U, Najam T, Iqbal U. Nutritional Requirements of Dairy Buffalo. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 2022; 1:1-8. [DOI: 10.14295/bjs.v1i9.86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is one of the most important livestock species populated largely in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Balanced and economical feeding of Buffalo is extremely important for optimum productivity. Lower production is mainly due to the scarcity of feeds and unbalanced feeding practices. Proper nutritional management is the key to a successful Buffalo reproduction and health program. Increasing milk production of cattle through increasing dietary energy level is recognized in enhancing lactation potential. Buffaloes are mainly fed on crop residues and local grasses and need to be supplemented with deficient minerals for proper production performance. However, various problems must be discussed, including determining nutritional needs for buffalo growth, nutritional maintenance of metabolic and reproductive abnormalities, and recognition and utilization of the buffalo gut environment. Improved dairy buffalo nutrition in developing countries would involve extensive organized research and extension measures.
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Rehman A, Arif M, Saeed M, Manan A, Al-Sagheer A, El-Hack MEA, Swelum AA, Alowaimer AN. Nutrient digestibility, nitrogen excretion, and milk production of mid-lactation Jersey × Friesian cows fed diets containing different proportions of rumen-undegradable protein. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2020; 92 Suppl 1:e20180787. [PMID: 32725067 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202020180787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The present study was planned to test the hypothesis that feeding lactating dairy cattle with varying levels of rumen-undegradable protein (RUP) can enhance protein utilization, milk production, milk protein, and nitrogen (N) excretion. Forty mid-lactating crossbred (Jersey × Friesian) cattle were randomly divided into four groups. Four treatment diets were formulated to contain 30%, 40%, 50%, and 60% RUP of crude protein. Dry matter (DM) and crude protein intakes were significantly reduced with increasing dietary RUP levels. Crude protein digestibility increased linearly with incremental increases in dietary RUP levels. Cattle fed 60% RUP showed a linear decrease in N intake compared to that in the other groups. A linear decrease in urinary N and linear increases in net N, milk N, and N-use efficiency were observed with increasing dietary RUP levels. Actual milk, energy-corrected milk, and 4% fat-corrected milk yields (kg/day) increased linearly with an increasing degradability of protein. However, milk protein, solids not fat and total solids, as well as the yields of protein, fat, and lactose, showed significant increases with increased RUP supplementation. Collectively, the results indicate that formulating dairy cow diets to contain 60% RUP results in better lactating performance and N-use efficiency and lower N excretion.
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- Abdur Rehman
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Production, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Theriogenology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Serrapica F, Masucci F, Romano R, Napolitano F, Sabia E, Aiello A, Di Francia A. Effects of Chickpea in Substitution of Soybean Meal on Milk Production, Blood Profile and Reproductive Response of Primiparous Buffaloes in Early Lactation. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10030515. [PMID: 32204467 PMCID: PMC7143353 DOI: 10.3390/ani10030515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Currently, the protein needs of lactating buffaloes are mainly covered by soybean derivatives produced predominantly overseas. In order to promote the use of locally produced protein sources, in this study we tested the effects of total replacement of soybean meal by using chickpea meal, a protein-rich legume well adapted to and traditionally grown in the Mediterranean area. We evaluated the effects of these two alternative protein sources on blood profile, reproductive response and milk traits in primiparous buffaloes in early lactation. Based on our findings, chickpea meal does not impair the productive and reproductive performances of primiparous dairy buffaloes. In addition, chickpeas may represent a good alternative protein source for organic farms as it is not at risk of contamination by genetically modified cultivars. Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the use of chickpea meal in substitution of soybean meal on plasma metabolites, reproductive response, milk yield and composition and milk coagulation traits of primiparous buffaloes in early lactation. Eighteen primiparous buffaloes were blocked by age, body weight and days in milk and equally allotted to two experimental groups from 10 to 100 days of lactation. The experimental diets consisted of the same forage integrated with two different isonitrogenous and isoenergetic concentrates containing either 210 g/kg of soybean meal or 371 g/kg chickpea. The use of chickpea meal had no negative effects on dry matter intake (p = 0.69), body condition score (p = 0.33) and milk yield (p = 0.15). Neither milk composition nor blood metabolites were influenced by dietary treatments (p > 0.05), but an increment of urea concentrations in milk (p < 0.05) and blood plasma (p < 0.001) were observed in buffaloes fed chickpeas. Moreover, no effect (p > 0.05) of the dietary treatment was highlighted on milk coagulation traits as well as buffalo reproductive responses. We concluded that soybean meal can be replaced by chickpea meal in the diet for primiparous dairy buffaloes in the early lactation period without impairing their productive and reproductive performance.
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- Francesco Serrapica
- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy; (F.S.); (R.R.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.)
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy; (F.S.); (R.R.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-081-253-9307
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy; (F.S.); (R.R.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.)
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- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Via dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy;
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy; (F.S.); (R.R.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.)
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- Dipartimento di Agraria, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy; (F.S.); (R.R.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.)
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Reddy PRK, Kumar DS, Rao ER, Seshiah CV, Sateesh K, Rao KA, Reddy YPK, Hyder I. Environmental sustainability assessment of tropical dairy buffalo farming vis-a-vis sustainable feed replacement strategy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16745. [PMID: 31728009 PMCID: PMC6856187 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53378-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Feeding management in dairy animals is crucial for ensuring optimal production apart from making the farming as a whole, a more sustainable activity. In our study we evaluated the production and environmental effects of two different feeding regimens i.e., one dominated by traditional cottonseed meal (CSM) and other with coated urea (slow release urea - SRU) as a replacement for CSM on dairy buffalo production. The SRU at 2% level was evaluated by conducting two different trials using twelve lactating Murrah buffaloes and four adult Murrah buffalo bulls. Neither diet nor dry period management showed any substantial effect on milk components, intakes, nutrients’ digestibility coefficients, and nutritive values. The SRU diet revealed increased (P < 0.01) rumen pH, ammonia nitrogen, volatile fatty acids, and microbial nitrogen yield, which were interacted with time of post-prandial sampling. The dynamics of nitrogen metabolism revealed unaltered N-based parameters, except for degradable-N intake and serum urea-N at 3 hr post-feeding. The CSM replacements did not influence (P > 0.05) the residual feed intake, but led to an enhanced milk retention efficiency of nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus contents, thus reducing their impact on soil pollution and eutrophication of water bodies. Despite an unaltered (P > 0.05) enteric methane emission, SRU diets achieved in decreasing manure methane and nitrous oxide emission. Furthermore, the virtual water flow and lifecycle assessment revealed a water sparing effect and low carbon foot print per unit milk production. In summary, the CSM replacements with SRU could achieve an economical and eco-friendly production system from animal nutrition perspective.
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- Department of Animal Nutrition, NTRCVSc, SVVU, Gannavaram, 521 102, India
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- Administrative building, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, 517 502, India
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- AH Polytechnic college, SVVU, Banavasi, 518 323, India
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- Buffalo Research Station, SVVU, Venkataramannagudem, 534 101, India
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- Centre for Continuing Veterinary Education and Communication, CVSc, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, 517 502, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, NTRCVSc, SVVU, Gannavaram, 521 102, India.
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Synchronizing female rats’ reproductive and metabolic hormones through dietary soy isoflavone. Proc Nutr Soc 2019. [DOI: 10.1017/s0029665119000211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Malik TA, Thakur SS, Mahesh MS, Yogi RK. Replacing groundnut cake with gluten meals of rice and maize in diets for growing Sahiwal cattle. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2017; 30:1410-1415. [PMID: 28423873 PMCID: PMC5582325 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.17.0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This experiment investigated the effect of isonitrogenous replacement of groundnut cake (GNC) by rice gluten meal (RGM) and maize gluten meal (MGM) at 75% level on nutrient intake, apparent digestibility, growth performance and related blood constituents in growing Sahiwal cattle. METHODS Eighteen Sahiwal calves were divided into three groups, based on average body weight (87.24 kg) and age (6 to 12 mo), and treatments were assigned to the different groups randomly. The first group (GP-I) was kept as control and received GNC-based concentrate mixture. In second (GP-II) and third (GP-III) groups, 750 g/kg nitrogen (N) of GNC was substituted by RGM and MGM respectively, with similar forage:concentrate ratio (56:44). RESULTS The 90 days of experimental feeding revealed that intake of dry matter, crude protein and digestibility coefficients for all nutrients did not differ among groups. Furthermore, although N balance was greater (p≤0.05) for GP-III than GP-I and GP-II, average daily gain was similar between GP-I and GP-II but greater (p≤0.05) for GP-III. In addition, feed efficiency and related haematological variables did not differ due to treatments. CONCLUSION Nutritional worth of GNC and RGM was highly comparable in terms of intake, digestibility and growth in growing calves. However, MGM was found to be more efficacious in improving growth rate than RGM at 75% replacement level of GNC protein.
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- Tariq A Malik
- Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana 132001, India
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- Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana 132001, India
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- Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana 132001, India.,Paras Nutritions Pvt. Ltd., V.P.O., Khosa Pando, Zira road, Moga, Punjab 142001, India
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- Animal Nutrition Division, ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute (Deemed University), Karnal, Haryana 132001, India
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