Effect of intake of diets containing tannins and saponins on in vitro gas production and sheep performance
M. A. Barros-Rodríguez A D , F. J. Solorio-Sánchez A , C. A. Sandoval-Castro A D , A. M. M. Ahmed A C , R. Rojas-Herrera B , E. G. Briceño-Poot A and J. C. Ku-Vera AA Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil km 15.5, Apartado 4-116 Itzimná, C. P. 97100, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
B Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Periférico Norte km 33.5, Colonia Chuburna de Hidalgo Inn, C. P. 97203, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
C Assiut University, Faculty of Agriculture, Plant Protection Deparment Assiut, 71526, Egypt.
D Corresponding authors. Email: ma_barrosr@yahoo.es; carlos.sandoval@uady.mx
Animal Production Science 54(9) 1486-1489 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN14294
Submitted: 13 March 2014 Accepted: 13 June 2014 Published: 23 July 2014
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the intake of leucaena, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, fruits and a mixture of both feeds on in vitro gas production and in vivo sheep productive performance. The experiment was conducted at the University of Yucatan, Mexico. Twenty-four Pelibuey sheep, 20.28 ± 2.99 kg average liveweight (LW), were used. Animals were randomly assigned to the following experimental treatments: T1: 100% Pennisetum purpureum, T2: 30% Leucaena leucocephala foliage + 70% P. purpureum, T3: 30% E. cyclocarpum fruits + 70% P. purpureum, T4: 30% L. leucocephala foliage + 30% E. cyclocarpum fruits + 40% P. purpureum. Voluntary intake was higher in T4 (grass + leucaena + E. cyclocarpum) (P = 0.0001). Higher LW gain was observed in animals fed with T4 (P = 0.0001) and the lowest LW gains were recorded with grass (T1) and grass + leucaena (T2) (78.9 and 99.2 g/day, respectively). Similarly, the feed conversion efficiency was improved with treatment T4 (P = 0.0030). The in vitro gas production (48 h) was lower by 30 mL/0.5 g fermented DM in T4 compared with the other treatments (P = 0.0001). Apparent DM digestibility was higher in T3 and T4 (P = 0.0005). The protozoa counts were lower in T2, T3 and T4 (P = 0.0001). Higher intake, digestibility and sheep performance with diets containing grass + leucaena + E. cyclocarpum mixture arise from an improved nutritional diet as these sources have higher protein, lower cell walls and higher DM digestibility.
Additional keywords: digestibility, Enterolobium cyclocarpum fruit, leucaena.
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