Effect of paddy straw based complete rations with different levels of neutral detergent fibre on microbial protein synthesis in dairy cows during early and mid lactation

BIJU CHACKO; K M SYAM MOHAN; K ALLY; K SHYAMA; K S ANIL; C T SATHIAN

doi:10.56093/ijans.v87i12.79870

Authors

BIJU CHACKO College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala 680 651 India
K M SYAM MOHAN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala 680 651 India
K ALLY College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala 680 651 India
K SHYAMA College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala 680 651 India
K S ANIL College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala 680 651 India
C T SATHIAN College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Thrissur, Kerala 680 651 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v87i12.79870

Keywords:

Complete feeds, Cows, NDF, Paddy straw, Purine derivatives, Urine, Microbial protein synthesis

Abstract

A study was conducted in 18 lactating dairy cows (mean milk yield 10 kg/day) for 6 months by feeding paddy straw based complete rations containing different levels of NDF, in two phases, viz. early and mid lactation, to assess the microbial protein synthesis using purine derivatives (PD) excreted in urine. Isonitrogenous and isocaloric complete rations; T1, T2 and T3 with 25, 30 and 35 per cent NDF, respectively were formulated as per ICAR (1998). Paddy straw was the sole source of roughage NDF and the rest of NDF met by non-forage sources, in 3 diets. PD excreted through urine were comparable between the dietary treatments, in phases 1 and 2. The microbial protein (MBP) synthesis in T1, T2 and T3 were 997.01, 825.91, 842.06 g, respectively, in phase 1 and 1127.93, 1106.74 and 1157.24 g, respectively, in phase 2. The TDN intake calculated from the values of digestibility coefficients of nutrients in T1, T2 and T3 were 5.18, 5.86, 6.10 kg in phase 1 and 8.63, 8.81, 9.00 kg, in phase 2, respectively. The efficiency of MBP production/kg of TDN was 192.47, 140.94, and 138.04 g in phase 1 and 130.70, 125.62 and 128.58 g in phase 2, respectively in T1, T2 and T3. Results suggest that complete diets with 25 per cent are the most ideal NDF level in early lactation while all three NDF levels, viz. 25, 30 and 35% are ideal in mid lactation.

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