Effect of supplementation with saponins from Yucca schidigera on ruminal methane production by Pelibuey sheep fed Pennisetum purpureum grass
J. R. Canul-Solis A E , A. T. Piñeiro-Vázquez A , E. G. Briceño-Poot A , A. J. Chay-Canul B , J. A. Alayón-Gamboa C , A. J. Ayala-Burgos A , C. F. Aguilar-Pérez A , F. J. Solorio-Sánchez A , O. A. Castelán-Ortega D and J. C. Ku-Vera AA Departamento de Nutrición Animal. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil km 15.5, C.P. 97100, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
B División Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Carretera Villahermosa-Teapa, km 25, C.P. 86280, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México.
C Departamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Avenida Rancho Polígono 2-A, Cd. Industrial, C.P. 24500, Lerma Campeche, Campeche, México.
D Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, El Cerrillo, Piedras Blancas, C.P. 50090, Toluca, Estado de México, México.
E Corresponding author. Email: jcanul31@gmail.com
Animal Production Science 54(10) 1834-1837 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN14296
Submitted: 13 March 2014 Accepted: 30 June 2014 Published: 19 August 2014
Abstract
The aim of the work was to determine the effect of increasing concentrations of saponins from Yucca schidigera in the diet on voluntary intake, rumen fermentation and methane (CH4) production in Pelibuey sheep fed a tropical grass Pennisetum purpureum. Five male sheep (32.2 ± 1.1 kg liveweight) were fed chopped P. purpureum grass in a 5 × 5 Latin square design. Sheep were supplemented with 0.0, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 or 6.0 g per day of saponins from Y. schidigera mixed with ground corn, before the grass was offered. Feed intake, feed refusal and total faecal output were recorded for 20 days of the adaptation period and 5 days of the experimental period. Apparent digestibility of dry matter (DMD), organic matter (OMD), neutral detergent fibre (NDFD) and acid detergent fibre (ADFD) were determined. Ruminal methane emission was estimated using stoichiometric balance and the molar proportion of volatile fatty acids was determined by gas chromatography. Voluntary intake, DMD, OMD, NDFD, ADFD, volatile fatty acids and CH4 emission were not affected (P > 0.05) by increasing inclusion levels of saponins in the ration of sheep. Nonetheless, CH4 production increased as the voluntary intake of NDF augmented. Addition of 6 g of saponins per day as a supplement to Pelibuey sheep fed a tropical grass did not affect voluntary intake and digestibility of DM, OM, NDF and ADF, or ruminal methane production.
Additional keywords: greenhouse gases, rumen fermentation, secondary metabolites, stoichiometry, tropical grass, VFAs.
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