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65 articles matching “digestibility”

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Research Article15 Mar 2023Vol. 16 · Issue 3

Effect of waste mango silage on the in vitro gas production, in situ digestibility, intake, apparent digestibility, and ruminal characteristics in calf diets

Paulino Sánchez-Santillán

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of increasing the level of mango silage (86% waste mango and 14% pangola grass hay) in calf diets on in vitro gas production, in situ digestibility, intake, apparent digestibility, and ruminal characteristics.

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Research Article26 Jan 2022Vol. 15 · Issue 1

Effect of trimmed asparagus by-products supplementation in broiler diets on performance, nutrients digestibility, gut ecology, and functional meat production

This study was conducted to examine the effect of TABP dietary supplementation on the productive performance, nutrient digestibility

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Research Article19 Jul 2023Vol. 16 · Issue 7

Effectiveness of herbal plants on rumen fermentation, methane gas emissions, in vitro nutrient digestibility, and population of protozoa

Roni Pazla

Herbal plants have the potential to reduce the population of metagonic bacteria and protozoa due to the bioactive compound contained in herbal plants.

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Research Article22 Mar 2023Vol. 16 · Issue 3

Effect of feeding pomegranate seed pulp on Awassi lambs' nutrient digestibility, growth performance, and carcass quality

Belal S. Obeidat

The study aimed to investigate the effect of feeding pomegranate seed pulp (PSP) on the growth performance and carcass characteristics and the health of Awassi lambs.

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Research Article15 Feb 2022Vol. 15 · Issue 2

Effects of urea supplementation on ruminal fermentation characteristics, nutrient intake, digestibility, and performance in sheep: A meta-analysis

Teguh Wahyono

The objective of the present study was to perform a meta-analysis of the effects of urea supplementation on rumen fermentation and sheep performance

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Research Article14 Dec 2018Vol. 11 · Issue 12

Effect of probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici FT28 on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, health status, meat quality, and intestinal morphology in growing pigs

Runjun Dowarah

Evaluate the effect of swine-origin probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici FT28 on growth, nutrient utilization, health status, meat quality and intestinal morphology in growing female pigs

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Research Article09 Oct 2026Vol. 19 · Issue 10

Growth performance, nutrient utilization, and nitrogen balance of Blackbelly ewe lambs fed densified complete feed blocks formulated exclusively from non-conventional tropical feed resources

Harry Archimede

This study evaluated the effects of densified complete feed blocks (DCFB) formulated exclusively from non-conventional tropical feed resources on growth performance, nutrient utilization, digestibility, and nitrogen balance in Blackbelly ewe lambs, and compar…

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Research Article24 Sep 2026Vol. 19 · Issue 9

Bakery waste as a sustainable feed resource for growing Awassi lambs: Effects on growth performance, nutrient utilization, carcass traits, meat quality, and health indicators

Belal S. Obeidat

This study evaluated the effects of dietary BAWA inclusion on nutrient intake and digestibility, growth performance, nitrogen (N) balance, economic efficiency, carcass characteristics, meat quality, fatty acid (FA) composition, and blood biochemical indicator…

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Research Article18 Sep 2026Vol. 19 · Issue 9

Independent effects of phytase and β-mannanase on growth performance and nutrient utilization in broilers fed phosphorus-deficient diets without supplemental inorganic phosphorus

Theerawit Poeikhampha

This study evaluated the effects of phytase and β-mannanase, alone and in combination, on growth performance, ileal digestible energy (IDE), and apparent ileal calcium (Ca) and P digestibility in broilers fed a P-deficient diet without supplemental inorganic …

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Research Article05 Jun 2026Vol. 19 · Issue 6

High-dose phytosterols supplementation improves lactation performance, modulates rumen microbiota, and reduces methane emission intensity in mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows

Metha Wanapat and Yanfen Cheng

This study evaluated the effects of dietary phytosterols supplementation on lactation performance, nutrient digestibility, serum biochemical parameters, rumen fermentation characteristics, methane emission intensity, and rumen microbial composition in mid-lac…

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Research Article25 Apr 2026Vol. 19 · Issue 4

Effects of mixed legume leaf powder supplementation on nutrient intake, blood metabolites, and reproductive hormone profiles in buffaloes

Lisa Praharani

This study evaluated the effects of supplementation with mixed legume leaf powder on nutrient intake, digestibility, blood metabolites, growth performance, and reproductive hormone profiles in female buffaloes.

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Research Article24 Apr 2026Vol. 19 · Issue 4

Preliminary in vitro evaluation of the nutritional characteristics of Tithonia diversifolia forage meal for pig diets

Jose Alberto de la Torres Moreira

This study aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, amino acid profile, and in vitro digestibility of T. diversifolia forage meal at graded inclusion levels in pig diets.

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Research Article30 Apr 2025Vol. 18 · Issue 4

Ruminal digestion, gastrointestinal microbial profile, and metabolic pathways after the introduction of silicon-containing ultrafine particles into bull

Elena Yausheva

This study was to evaluate the impact of dietary supplementation with silicon-containing UFPs on ruminal digestibility, bacterial taxonomic structure, and predicted metabolic functions in the gastrointestinal microbiota of cattle.

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Research Article17 May 2024Vol. 17 · Issue 5

Effects of herbal plant supplementation on rumen fermentation profiles and protozoan population in vitro

Roni Pazla

The aim of this in vitro study was to analyze the effects of herbal plant supplementation on rumen fermentation, total gas, and methane production, in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), and protozoa populati…

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