Effect of feeding chopped and pelleted lucerne on rumen fungal mass, fermentation profiles and in sacco degradation of barley straw in sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 292-306

  Rezaeian, M ^a   Beakes, G W ^b   Chaudhry, A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chitin; Lucerne; Mechanical prodessing; Rumen fungi; Straw degradability

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33646509693     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. AFRC. Energy and Protein Requirements of Ruminants. An Advisory Manual Prepared by the AFRC Technical Committee on Response to Nutrients (1993), CAB International, Wallingford, UK
2. Association of Official Analytical Chemiats. Official Methods of Analysis. 13th ed. (1989), AOAC, Washington, DC
3. Akin D.E., and Borneman W.S. Role of rumen fungi in fiber degradation. J. Dairy Sci. 73 (1990) 3023-3032
4. Argyle J.L., and Douglas L. Chitin as a fungal marker. In: Nolan J.V., Leng R.A., and Demeyer D.I. (Eds). The Roles of Protozoa and Fungi in Ruminant Digestion. Penambul Books (1989), Armidale, Australia 289-291
5. Chaudhry A.S. Microscopic studies of structure and ruminal fungal colonization in sheep of wheat straw treated with different alkalis. Anaerobe 6 (2000) 155-161
6. Chen G.C., and Johnson B.R. Improved colorimetric determination of cell wall chitin in wood decay fungi. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 46 (1983) 13-16
7. Cheng K.J., Stewart C.S., Dinsdale D., and Costerton J.W. Electron rnicroscopy of bacteria involved in the digestion of plant cell walls. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 10 (1983/1984) 93-120
8. Chesson A., and Ørskov E.R. Microbial degradation in the digestive tract. In: Sundstol F., and Owen E. (Eds). Straw and Other Fibrous By-products as Feed (1984), Elsevier, Amsterdam 305-339
9. Cochran W.G., and Cox G.M. Experimental Designs. 2nd ed. (1992), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
10. Davis D., Theodorou M.K., Lawrence M.I.G., and Trinci A.P.J. Distribution of anaerobic fungi in the digestive tract of cattle and their survial in faeces. J. Gen. Microbiol. 139 (1993) 1395-1400
11. Dehority B.A. Rumen Microbiology (2003), Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, England
12. Elliott R., Ash A.J., Calderon-Cortes F., Norton B.W., and Bauchop T. The influence of anaerobic fungi on rumen volatile fatty acid concentrations in vivo. J. Agric. Sci. (Cambridge) 109 (1987) 13-17
13. Fahey Jr. G.C., Bourquin L.D., Titgemeyer E.C., and Atwell D.G. Postharvest treatment of fibrous feedstuffs to improve their nutritive value. In: Jung H.G., Buxton D.R., Hatfield R.D., and Ralph J. (Eds). Forage Cell Wall Structure and Digestibility (1993), American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin 715-766
14. Faichney G.J. The kinetics of particulate matter in the rumen. In: Milligan L.P., Grovum W.L., and Dobson A. (Eds). Control of Digestion and Metabolism in Ruminants (1986), Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, USA 173-195
15. Faichney G.J. Digesta flow. In: Forbes J.M., and France J. (Eds). Quantitative Aspect of Ruminant Digestion and Metabolism (1993), CAB International 53-85
16. Fonty G., and Gouet P.H. Plant cell wall degradation by anaerobic fungi. In: Prins R.A., and Stewart C.S. (Eds). Microorganisms in Ruminant Nutrition (1994), Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK 97-112
17. France J., and Siddons R.C. Volatile fatty acid production. In: Forbes J.M., and France J. (Eds). Quantitative Aspect of Ruminant Digestion and Metabolism (1993), CAB International 107-121
18. Garnsworthy P.C. The interaction between dietary fibre level and protein degradability in dairy cows. Anim. Prod. 48 (1989) 271-281
19. Gay L. Chitin content and chitin synthase activity as indicators of the growth of three different anaerobic rumen fungi. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 80 (1991) 99-102
20. Gordon G.L.R., and Phillips M.W. Removal of anaerobic fungi from the rumen of sheep by chemical treatment and the effect on feed consumption and in vivo fibre digestion. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 17 (1993) 220-223
21. Grenet E., Breton A., Barry P., and Fonty G. Rumen anaerobic fungi and plant substrate colonization as affected by diet composition. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 26 (1989) 55-70
22. Hespell R.B., Akin D.E., and Dehority B.A. Bacteria, fungi, and protozoa of the rumen. In: Mackie R.I., White B.A., and Isaacson R.E. (Eds). Gastrointestinal Microbiology (1997), Chapman & Hall, New York 59-141
23. Hobson P.N., and Stewart C.S. The Rumen Microbial Ecosystem. 2nd ed. (1997), Chapman & Hall, New York
24. Joblin K.N. Isolation, enumeration, and maintenance of rumen anaerobic fungi in roll tubes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 42 (1981) 1119-1122
25. Joblin K.N. Bacterial and protozoal intractions with ruminal fungi. In: Akin D.E., Ljungdahl L.G., Wilson J.R., and Harris P.J. (Eds). Microbial and Plant Opportunities to Improve Lignocellulose Utilization by Ruminants (1990), Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc. 311-324
26. Kostyukovsky V.A., Okunev O.N., and Tarakanov B.V. Description of two anaerobic fungal strains from the bovine rumen and influence of diet on the fungal population in vivo. J. Gen. Microbiol. 137 (1991) 1759-1764
27. Lowe S.E., Theodorou M.K., and Trinci A.P.J. Cellulases and xylanase of an anaerobic rumen fungus grown on wheat straw, wheat straw holocellulose, cellulose and xylan. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 53 (1987) 1216-1223
28. McDonald I. A revised model for the estimation of protein degradability in the rumen. J. Agric. Sci. (Cambridge) 96 (1981) 251-252
29. Morgavi D.P., Sakurada M., Mizokami M., Tomita Y., and Onodera R. Effect of ruminal protozoa on cellulose degradation and the growth of an anaerobic ruminal fungus, Piromyces sp. Strain OTS1, in vitro. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60 (1994) 3718-3723
30. Mountfort D.O. Anaerobic fungi: future perspectives. In: Mountfort D.O., and Orpin C.G. (Eds). Anaerobic Fungi: Biology, Ecology and Function (1994), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York 271-279
31. In: Mountfort D.O., and Orpin C.G. (Eds). Anaerobic Fungi: Biology, Ecology and Function (1994), Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York
32. Obispo N.E., and Dehority B.A. A most probable number method for enumeration of rumen fungi with studies on factors effecting their cocentration in the rumen. J. Microbial. Meth. 16 (1992) 259-270
33. Orpin C.G. Studies in the rumen flagellate Neocallimastix frontalis. J. Gen. Microbiol. 91 (1975) 249-262
34. Orpin C.G., and Joblin K.N. The rumen anaerobic fungi. In: Hobson P.N., and Stewart C.S. (Eds). The Rumen Microbial Ecosystem. 2nd ed. (1997), Chapman & Hall, New York 129-151
35. Ørskov E.R., Shand W.J., Tedesco D., and Morrice L.A.F. Rumen degradation of straw 10. Consistency of differences in nutritive value between varieties of cereal straws. Anim. Prod. 51 (1990) 155-162
36. 5 in dilute solution. Analyt. Chem. 43 (1971) 952-955
37. Owens F.N., and Goetsh A.L. Digesta passage and microbial protein synthesis. In: Milligan L.P., Grovum W.L., and Dobson A. (Eds). Control of Digestion and Metabolism in Ruminants (1986), Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, USA 196-223
38. Ramanzin M., Ørskov E.R., and Tuah A.K. Rumen degradation of straw. 2. Botanical fractions of straw from two barley cultivars. Anim. Prod. 43 (1986) 271-278
39. Rezaeian M., Beakes G.W., and Parker D.S. Methods for the isolation, culture and assessment of the status of anaerobic rumen chytrids in both in vitro and in vivo systems. Mycol. Res. 108 (2004) 1215-1226
40. Rezaeian M., Beakes G.W., and Chaydhry A.S. Relative fibrolytic activities of anaerobic rumen fungi on untreated and sodium hydroxide treated berley straw in in vitro culture. Anaerobe 11 (2005) 163-175
41. Rogers H.J., and Perkins H.R. Cell walls of filamentous fungi. In: Rogers H.J., and Perkins H.R. (Eds). Microbial Cell Walls and Membranes (1968), E. and F.N. Spon, London 153-160
42. Roger V., Bernalier A., Grenet E., Fonty G., Jamot J., and Gouet P. Degradation of wheat straw and maize stem by a monocentric and a polycentric rumen fungi, alone or in association with rumen cellulolytic bacteria. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 42 (1993) 69-82
43. Shand W.J., Ørskov E.R., and Morrice L.A.F. Rumen degradability of straw. 5. Botanical fractions and degradability of different varieties of oat and wheat straws. Anim. Prod. 47 (1988) 387-392
44. Stewart C.S. Plant-animal and microbial interactions in ruminant fibre degradation. In: Prins R.A., and Stewart C.S. (Eds). Microorganisms in Ruminant Nutrition (1994), Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK 13-28
45. Theodorou M.K., Gill M., King-spooner C., and Bever D.E. Enumeration of anaerobic chytridiomycetes as thallus-forming units: novel method for quantification of fibrolytic fungal populations from the digestive tract ecosystem. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56 (1990) 1073-1078
46. Tisserand J.L. Biological, in vitro and in sacco method. In: Chenost M., and Reiniger P. (Eds). Evaluation of Straws in Ruminant Feeding (1989), Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd., London 144-154
47. Tukey J.W. Comparing individual means in the analysis of variance. Biometrics 5 (1949) 99-114
48. Van Soest P.J., Robertson J.B., and Lewis B.A. Methods for dietary fibre, neutral detergent fibre, and non-starch polysaccharides in relation to animal nutrition. J. Dairy Sci. 74 (1991) 3583-3597
49. Welch J.G. Physical parameters of fibre affecting passage from the rumen. J. Dairy Sci. 69 (1986) 2750-2754
50. Weston R.H., and Hogan J.P. The digestion of chopped and ground roughages by sheep 1. The movement of digesta through the stomach. Aust. J. Agric. Res. 18 (1967) 789-801