Chemical composition and in situ ruminal degradability of dry matter and neutral detergent fiber from almond hulls

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 781-784

  Yalchi, Taher ^a   Kargar, Shahryar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Almond hull; By product; Chemical composition; In situ degradability

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; ETHER; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ALMOND; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BOVIDS; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HAY; HORTICULTURE; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 77952821326     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Aguilar, A. A., Smith, N. E. and Baldwin, R. L. 1984. Nutritional value of almond hulls for dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 67:97-103.
2. Alibes, X., Maestre, M. R., Munoz, F., Combellas, J. and Rodriguez, J. 1983. Nutritive value of almond hulls for sheep. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 8:63-67.
3. AOAC 1995. Official Methods of Analysis. Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, Arlington, VA.
4. Arosemena, A., Depeters, E. J. and Fadel, J. G. 1995. Extent of variability in nutrient composition within selected by-product feedstuffs. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 54:103-120.
5. Depeters, E. J., Fadel, J. G. and Arosemena, A. 1997. Digestion kinetics of neutral detergent fiber and chemical composition within some selected by-products feedstuffs. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 67:127-140.
6. th edn. Interstate Publishers, Inc., USA, pp. 342-358.
7. Fadel, J. G. 1999. Quantitative analyses of selected plant by-product feedstuffs, a global perspective. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 79:225-268.
8. FAO 2007. http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/DesktopDefault.aspx?PageID= 567#ancor
9. Getachew, G., Grovetto, G. M., Fondevila, M., Krishnamoorthy, U., Singh, B., Spanghero, M., Steingass, H., Robinson, P. H. and Kailas, M. M. 2002. Laboratory variation of 24 h in vitro gas production and estimated metabolizable energy values of ruminant feeds. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 102:169-180.
10. Getachew, G., Robinson, P. H., DePeters, E. J. and Taylor, S. J. 2004. Relationship between chemical composition, dry matter degradation and in vitro gas production of several ruminant feeds. Anim. Feed Sci. Tech. 111:57-71.
11. Omed, H. M., Lovett, D. K. and Axford, R. F. E. 2000. Faeces as a source of microbial enzymes for estimating digestibility. In Givens, D. I., Owen, E., Axford, R. F. E. and Omed, H. M.(eds). Forage Evaluation in Ruminant Nutrition. CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom, pp. 135-137.
12. Grasser, L. A., Fadel, J. G., Garnett, I. and DePeters, E. J. 1995. Quantity and economic importance of nine selected by-products used in California dairy rations. J. Dairy Sci. 78:962-971.
13. Hackman, T. J., Sampson, J. D. and Spain, J. N. 2008. Comparing relative feed value with degradation parameters of grass and legume forages. J. Anim. Sci. 86:2344-2356.
14. Huber, J. T. 1981. Upgrading Residues and By-product for Animals. CRC Press, 144 p.
15. Jahanban Sfahlan, A., Mahmoodzadeh, A., Hasanzadeh, A., Heidari, R. and Jamei, R. 2009. Antioxidant and antiradicals in almond hull and shell (Amygdalus communis L.) as a function of genotype. Food Chem. 115:529-533.
16. Madsens, J. and Hvelplund, T. 1994. Prediction of in situ protein degradability in the rumen. J. Agri. Sci. Camb. 96:251-252.
17. th rev. edn. Natl. Acad. Sci., Washington, D. C.
18. Nocek, J. E. and Khon, R. A. 1988. In situ particle size reduction of alfalfa and timothy hay as influenced by form and particle size. J. Dairy Sci. 71:932-945.
19. Norollahi, H., Kamalzadeh, A. and Karimi, A. 2005. Determination of chemical composition and digestibility of almond hull. Acta Horticulturae 726:591-594.
20. Oba, M. and Allen, M.S. 1999. Evaluation of the importance of the digestibility of neutral detergent fiber from forage: Effects on dry matter intake and milk yield of dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 82:589-596. (Pubitemid 129542012)
21. Ørskov, E. R. and McDonald, I. 1979. The estimation of protein digestibility in the rumen from incubation measurements weighed according to rate of passage. J. Agri. Sci. Camb. 92:499-503.
22. Ørskov, E. R., Reid, G. W. and Kay, M. 1988. Prediction of intake by cattle from degradation characteristics of roughages. Anim. Prod. 46:29-34.
23. Ørskov, E. R. and Shand, W. J. 1997. Use of the nylon bag technique for protein and energy evaluation and for rumen environment studies in ruminants. Livestock Research for Rural Developement 9(1):9-12.
24. Reed, B. A. and Brown, D. L. 1988. Almond hulls in diets for lactating goats: Effects on yield and composition of milk, feed intake and digestibility. J. Dairy Sci. 71:530-533.
25. SAS 2002. User's Guide: Statistics Version 8.1. SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC.
26. Shem, M. N., Ørskov, E. R. and Kimambo, A. E. 1995. Prediction of voluntary dry-matter intake, digestibility dry-matter intake and growth rate of cattle from the degradation characteristics of tropical foods. Anim. Sci. 60:65-74.
27. Shultz, T. A., Collar, C. A., Bath, D. L. and Ahmadi, A. 1993. Rumen digestion of various dairy feedstuffs compared in tests. Calif. Agri. 47(3):29-31.
28. Stensing, T., Weisbjerg, M. R., Madsen, J. and Hvelplund, T. 1994. Estimation of voluntary feed intake from in situ degradation and rumen factorial outflow rate of passage of DM or NDF. Livestock Prod. Sci. 39:49-52.
29. Takeoka, G., Dao, L., Teranishi, R., Wong, R., Flessa, S., Harden, L. and Edwards, R. 2000. Identification of three triterpenoids in almond hulls. J. Agri. Food Chem. 48:3437-3439.
30. Van Soest, P. J., Robertson, J. B. and Lewis, B. A. 1991. Methods of dietary fiber, neutral detergent fiber and non-starch polysaccharides in relation of animal nutrition. J. Dairy Sci. 74:3583-3597.
31. Varga, G. A. 2006. In vivo digestibility of forages. Proc. Tri-State dairy nutrition conference, Fort Wayne, IN, The Ohio State University, Columbus, pp. 95-106.
32. Yan, T. and Agnew, R. E. 2004. Prediction of nutritive value in grass silages: II. Degradability of nitrogen and dry matter digestibility, chemical composition, and fermentation data. J. Anim. Sci. 82:1380-1391.