Examination of the Ratios of Inoculums of Buffalo Faeces and Buffer Solution on the In Vtro Fibrous Feed Digestibility
| Main Authors: | Sudirman, Sudirman, Utomo, R, Bachruddin, Z, Widyobroto, BP, Suhubdy, Suhubdy |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed application/pdf |
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Faculty of Animal Agriculture, Diponegoro University
, 2007
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http://eprints.undip.ac.id/20444/1/32(1)2007p6-10.pdf http://www.fp.undip.ac.id http://eprints.undip.ac.id/20444/ |
Daftar Isi:
- An investigation has been conducted to examine the ratios of inoculums made of buffalo faeces def-ecated and buffer (artificial saliva) on the analysis of in-vitro digestibility of dry matter and organic matter of rice straw, corn forage, elephant grass, pangola grass, and peanut straw, respectively. The ratios between feces to buffer provided were 1:4, 1:2, 2:3, 2:1, and 1:5. Rumen inoculums were obtained from two mature female rumen-fistulated buffaloes maintaining with mixed ration of 70% elephant grass and 30% concen-trates fed ad libitum (3% dry matter requirements to body weight). Rumen fluid was collected before morning feeding. After 10-days acclimatization, the specified data were collected. The results showed that inoculums ratios of 1 :2 were significantly affected the in-vitro digestibility of forages tested. The efficacity of this test was 95%. Therefore, faeces and buffer ratios were potential to be used for inoculums for in-vitro feed digestibility assay during 48 hours incubation period. Keywords : buffalo, inoculum, faeces, buffer, rumen fluid, in vitro