Showing papers in "Animal Feed Science and Technology in 2015"

TL;DR: The present review discusses the potential of locusts, grasshoppers, termites, yellow mealworms, Asiatic rhinoceros beetles, superworms, domesticated silkworms, common houseflies, common mosquitoes and black soldier flies for use as fishmeal and/or fish oil replacement in the fish diet.

TL;DR: The apparent digestibility coefficients of the total tract (CTTAD) of nutrients and the apparent metabolizable energy (AME and AMEn) of two insect larval meals (Tenebrio molitor and Hermetia illucens) for broiler chickens were determined.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the effects of distilled chestnut and sumach tannins on methane production, rumen fermentation and microbial population structure, and found that the protein precipitation capacity of chestnut, sumach, and quebracho tannin was greater than that of mimosa tannis.

TL;DR: The use of insects in animal feed is a potential avenue to improve the sustainability of animal diets and meet the growing global demand for livestock products as mentioned in this paper, but little is known about the attitudes towards and willingness to accept insect-based animal feed and foods.

TL;DR: A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect of yeast fermented soybean meal on the growth, feed utilization, hematological and biochemical blood parameters of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and non-significant effect of YFSBM inclusion level on Htc and Hb was found.

TL;DR: The GreenFeed (GF) system was used to estimate total daily methane emissions of individual cattle using short-term measurements obtained over several days as discussed by the authors, and the results showed that GF was more accurate than either respiration chambers (RC) or sulphur hexafluoride tracer (SF6).

TL;DR: Direct-fed 0.1% L. reuteri and L. plantarum complex supplementation improved N and GE digestibility, increased fecal Lactobacillus concentration, decreased diarrhea score, fecal noxious gas emission, and E. coli concentration in weanling pigs.

TL;DR: Both inulin and JA have great potential for use as prebiotics in fish feed and that direct supplementation with JA at 10 g kg −1 had positive effects on growth and health are indicated.

TL;DR: It can be postulated that Bacillus amyloliquefaciens supplementation alleviates LPS-induced intestinal mucosal damage by improving intestinal integrity and antioxidant and immune status.

TL;DR: Results indicate that dietary B. subtilis DFM is an effective growth-promoting dietary supplement to increase growth and augment innate immune response in broiler chickens.

TL;DR: Light is shed on some of the chemical and physical wheat quality that may affect enzyme response in broilers.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of dietary supplementation of emulsifier (lysophospholipids; LPL) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and blood profile in weanling pigs was evaluated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the effects of using microbial inoculants, molasses and ethanol on the fermentation quality, nutritive value and aerobic stability of TMR silage.

TL;DR: All tannin extracts were able to modulate the in vitro BH of unsaturated FA, however, the high dose required in many cases suggests that their efficacy would be rather limited in terms of animal feeding.

TL;DR: In this article, four selective lignin degrading fungi, Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinula edodes, Pleurotus eryngii and Plurbus ostreatus, were used to pre-treat lignocellulosic biomass and to make the carbohydrates in the lignosic available for rumen microbes.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of supplementing a basal diet (CON) with thyme oil (THY, 500mg/kg DM) or cinnamon oil (CIN, 500 mg/ kg DM) on nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation characteristics and rumen microbial populations were examined.

TL;DR: The effects of prebiotic, probiotic and synbiotic diet regimes on antibody responses to oral Salmonella challenge of pigs are determined and caution must be taken when combining dietary supplements as combinations can interact.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of grazing height and supplementation levels of Marandu pastures on average daily gain (ADG), gain per hectare (GPH) and methane (CH4) emissions during the wet season under continuous stocking by Nelore yearling bulls were evaluated.

TL;DR: Two experiments were conducted to evaluate effects of dietary solid mixture of organic acids and medium chain fatty acids (MCFA) as a replacement of zinc oxide (ZnO) on growth, digestibility and immunity of weanling pigs.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of dietary inclusion of levels of Acacia mearnsii tannin extract on rumen fermentation, digestion and duodenal flux of amino acids was evaluated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the inclusion of Buttiauxella phytase in maize-based broiler diets were investigated where each treatment consisted of eight replicates of six male Ross 308 chicks per cage.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of chitosan on dry matter intake (DMI), nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and blood metabolites in Nellore steers were investigated.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of applying lactic acid bacteria inoculant, molasses and urea (106cfu/g, 50ml/kg and 5g/kg on fresh basis, respectively) on ensiling characteristics of Hedychium gardnerianum was evaluated.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of grape seed supplementation, alone or combined with linseed, on ruminal BH processes in dairy sheep were evaluated, and it was shown that grape seed was able to increase the accumulation of RA when supplemented alone, and of VA when combined with extruded linseed; however, the rumen accumulation of SA in both groups supplemented with grape seed evidenced that this byproduct was not effective in decreasing the BH of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA).

TL;DR: The spectroscopic acetyl bromide lignin (ABL) and two versions of the gravimetric sulfuric acid Lignin method [Lignin(sa)] were compared for their correlations with in vitro forage dry matter (IVDMD) and neutral detergent fiber degradability (IVNDFD) assays of 73 grass and legume samples as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: Comparisons made in the present study are only valid for the test conditions as some of the xylanases may have been dosed at levels below the biological optimum and others well above.

TL;DR: The use of essential oils (CRINA® Ruminants) compared to monensin could reduce enteric methane production in beef cattle fed medium to low quality Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana) hay as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of adding 100 grams of either dried apple pomace (AP), unground grape pomaces (GP) or ground grape pOMace (GGP) per kg wilted alfalfa (wet basis) on silage characteristics, aerobic stability, proteolysis and lipid composition were studied.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the probiotic E. faecium NCIMB 11181 modulates the fecal microbiota of weaned piglets, characterized by an increase in other bacterial species including L. johnsonii, L. fermentum, and L. kimchii and several Clostridium spp.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured the concentration of polyphenolic compounds and free, conjugated and bound phenolic acids in six red grain sorghum varieties harvested on the Liverpool Pains in 2009.