Fermented high moisture maize grain as supplement to alfalfa haylage is superior over unfermented dry maize grain in diet dry matter digestibility
Marina Vranić
orcid.org/0000-0001-6280-0116
; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Department of Arable Crops, Forages and Grasses, Grassland Research Centre, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Knežević Goran Perčulija Krešimir Bošnjak Josip Leto Hrvoje Kutnjak Martina Horg
APA 6th Edition Vranić, M., Knežević, M., Perčulija, G., Bošnjak, K., Leto, J., Kutnjak, H. i Horg, M. (2011). Fermented high moisture maize grain as supplement to alfalfa haylage is superior over unfermented dry maize grain in diet dry matter digestibility. Mljekarstvo, 61 (3), 244-251. Preuzeto s https://hrcak.srce.hr/71493
MLA 8th Edition Vranić, Marina, et al. "Fermented high moisture maize grain as supplement to alfalfa haylage is superior over unfermented dry maize grain in diet dry matter digestibility." Mljekarstvo, vol. 61, br. 3, 2011, str. 244-251. https://hrcak.srce.hr/71493. Citirano 27.01.2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Vranić, Marina, Mladen Knežević, Goran Perčulija, Krešimir Bošnjak, Josip Leto, Hrvoje Kutnjak i Martina Horg. "Fermented high moisture maize grain as supplement to alfalfa haylage is superior over unfermented dry maize grain in diet dry matter digestibility." Mljekarstvo 61, br. 3 (2011): 244-251. https://hrcak.srce.hr/71493
Harvard Vranić, M., et al. (2011). 'Fermented high moisture maize grain as supplement to alfalfa haylage is superior over unfermented dry maize grain in diet dry matter digestibility', Mljekarstvo, 61(3), str. 244-251. Preuzeto s: https://hrcak.srce.hr/71493 (Datum pristupa: 27.01.2021.)
Vancouver Vranić M, Knežević M, Perčulija G, Bošnjak K, Leto J, Kutnjak H i sur. Fermented high moisture maize grain as supplement to alfalfa haylage is superior over unfermented dry maize grain in diet dry matter digestibility. Mljekarstvo [Internet]. 2011 [pristupljeno 27.01.2021.];61(3):244-251. Dostupno na: https://hrcak.srce.hr/71493
IEEE M. Vranić, et al., "Fermented high moisture maize grain as supplement to alfalfa haylage is superior over unfermented dry maize grain in diet dry matter digestibility", Mljekarstvo, vol.61, br. 3, str. 244-251, 2011. [Online]. Dostupno na: https://hrcak.srce.hr/71493. [Citirano: 27.01.2021.]
Sažetak The objectives of the experiment were to examine whether high moisture maize grain (HMM) is superior to low moisture maize grain (LMM) as supplement to alfalfa haylage (Medicago sativa L.) (AH). The effects of HMM and LMM supplementation to AH were studied on feed intake, water intake and dry matter (DM) digestibility in wether sheep. Alfalfa was harvested at the beginning of flowering and ensiled into round bales wrapped with plastic. The average DM and crude protein (CP) concentration of AH was 534.7 g kg-1 fresh sample and 141 g kg-1 DM, respectively. The average DM content (g kg-1 fresh sample) of HMM and LMM were 795.9 and 915.1 g kg-1 fresh sample, respectively, while the average CP concentration (g kg-1 DM) were 116.8 and 106.0, respectively. The study consisted of five feeding treatments incorporating AH only and AH supplemented with 5 or 10 g HMM or LMM d-1 kg-1 wether body weight. The inclusion of HMM (5 or 10 g kg-1 body weight d-1) into AH based ration resulted in higher diet DM digestibility (P<0.05) in comparison with LMM inclusion (5 or 10 g kg-1 body weight d-1). Higher daily fresh matter intake (FMI) (P<0.05), dry matter intake (DMI) (P<0.05) and water intake (P<0.05) was achieved with LMM inclusion in comparison with HMM inclusion. The conclusion was that HMM is superior over LMM as supplement to AH in terms of DM digestibility, while LMM has advantages over HMM in the intake characteristics measured.