Original scientific paper

THE EFFECT OF ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS OR SALVIA OFFICINALIS DRIED LEAVES ON THE IN VITRO DRY MATTER DIGESTIBILITY OF BARLEY STRAW

Fowad Akraim orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-2419 ; Faculty of Agriculture, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Libya

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the addition of Rosmarinus officinalis or Salvia officinalis dried leaves on the in vitro dry matter digestibility of barley straw. Barley straw samples (0.5 g control) or (0.4 g of barley straw + 0.1 g of R. officinalis or S. officinalis dried leaves) were incubated with sheep rumen liquid
for 12 hours and 24 hours. Dry matter digestibility of barley straw was 21.7% after 12 hours and 43.62% after 24 hours of incubation without additives. The addition of the aromatic plants did not affect the dry matter digestibility of barley straw after 12 hours of incubation (P>0.05). Dry matter digestibility of barley straw was reduced with the addition of the aromatic plants after 24 hours of incubation; the inhibition was significant with R. officinalis (P>0.05). The addition of R. officinalis or S. officinalis dried leaves inhibits the dry matter digestibility of barley straw in vitro.

Keywords

straw; Rosmarinus officinalis; Salvia officinalis; in vitro dry matter digestibility

Hrčak ID:

92960

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/92960

Publication date:

20.11.2012.

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