Effect of feeding alfalfa hay or Tifton 85 bermudagrass haylage with or without a cellulase enzyme on performance of Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5280-5285

  Bernard, J K ^a   Castro, J J ^a   Mullis, N A ^a   Adesogan, A T ^b   West, J W ^a   Morantes, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CARGILL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Fiber digestibility; Forage quality; Tifton 85 bermudagrass

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYNODON; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLULASE; CYNODON; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK;

ANIMALIA; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649371970     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3111     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Akin D.E. Histological and physical factors affecting digestibility of forages. Agron. J. 1989, 81:17-25.
2. Official Methods of Analysis 2000, AOAC, Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Arlington, VA. 17th ed.
3. Burton G.W. Tifton 85 bermudagrass-Early history of its creation, selection, and evaluation. Crop Sci. 2001, 41:5-6.
4. Castro J.J., Mullis N.A., Bernard J.K. Production response of lactating cows to combinations of BMR corn silage and Tifton 85 bermudagrass hay. J. Dairy Sci. 2008, 91(E-Suppl. 1):137. (Abstr.).
5. Dhiman T.R., Zaman M.S., Gimenez R.R., Walters J.L., Treacher R. Performance of dairy cows fed forage treated with fibrolytic enzymes prior to feeding. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 2002, 101:115-125.
6. Elwakeel E.A., Titgemeyer E.C., Johnson B.J., Armendariz C.K., Shirley J.E. Fibrolytic enzymes to increase the nutritive value of dairy feedstuffs. J. Dairy Sci. 2007, 90:5226-5236.
7. Goering H.K., Van Soest P.J. Forage Fiber Analyses (Apparatus, Reagents, Procedures, and Some Applications) 1970, Agric. Handbook, Washington, DC, No. 379. ARS-USDA.
8. Hill G.M., Gates R.N., Burton G.W. Forage quality and grazing steer performance from Tifton 85 and Tifton 78 bermudagrass pastures. J. Anim. Sci. 1993, 71:3219-3225.
9. Jung H.G., Allen M.S. Characteristics of plant cell walls affecting intake and digestibility of forages by ruminants. J. Anim. Sci. 1995, 73:2774-2790.
10. Jung H.G., Vogel K.P. Influence of lignin on digestibility of forage cell wall material. J. Anim. Sci. 1986, 62:1703-1712.
11. Knowlton K.F., Taylor M.S., Hill S.R., Cobb C., Wilson K.F. Manure nutrient excretion by lactating cows fed exogenous phytase and cellulase. J. Dairy Sci. 2007, 90:4356-4360.
12. Krueger N.A., Adesogan A.T., Staples C.R., Krueger W.K., Dean D.B., Littell R.C. The potential to increase digestibility of tropical grasses with a fungal, ferulic acid esterase enzyme preparation. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 2008, 145:95-108.
13. Kung L., Cohen M.A., Rode L.M., Treacher R.J. The effect of fibrolytic enzymes sprayed onto forages and fed in a total mixed ratio to lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 2002, 85:2396-2402.
14. Mandebvu P., West J.W., Froetschel M.A., Hatfield R.D., Gates R.N., Hill G.M. Effect of enzyme or microbial treatment of bermudagrass forages before ensiling on cell wall composition, end products of silage fermentation and in situ digestion kinetics. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 1999, 77:317-329.
15. McAllister T.A., Hristov A.N., Beauchemin K.A., Rode L.M., Cheng K.J. Enzymes in ruminant diets. Enzymes in Farm Animal Nutrition 2001, 273-298. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK. M.R. Bedford, G.G. Partridge (Eds.).
16. McLeod M.N., Kennedy P.M., Minson D.J. Resistance of leaf and stem fractions of tropical forage to chewing and passage and passage in cattle. Br. J. Nutr. 1990, 63:105-119.
17. Moreira A.L., Pereira O.G., Garcia R., Filho V., de Campos S., Maurício de Souza J., Souza V.G.d., Zervoudakis J.T. Produção de leite, consumo e digestibilidade aparente dos nutrientes, pH e concentração de amônia ruminal em vacas lactantes recebendo rações contendo silagem de milho e fenos de alfafa e de capim-coastcross. Rev. Bras. Zootec. 2001, 30(Suppl. 1):1089-1098.
18. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle 2001, National Research Council, Natl. Acad. Sci., Washington, DC. 7th rev. ed.
19. Nelson C.J., Buckholz D.D., Rausch D.L., Coutts J.J. Managing alfalfa and alfalfa-grass mixtures for persistency. Proc. 16th National Alfalfa Symp., Ft. Wayne, IN. Certified Alfalfa Seed Council Inc. 1986, 12-17.
20. Oba M., Allen M.S. 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. 1999, 82:589-596.
21. Reddish M.A., Kung L. The effect of feeding a dry enzyme mixture with fibrolytic activity on the performance of lactating cows and digestibility of a diet for sheep. J. Dairy Sci. 2007, 90:4724-4729.
22. Rode L.M., Yang W.Z., Beauchemin K.A. Fibrolytic enzyme supplements for dairy cows in early lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 1999, 82:2121-2126.
23. Sutton J.D., Phipps R.H., Beever D.E., Humphries D.J., Hartnell G.F., Vicini J.L., Hard D.L. Effect of method of application of a fibrolytic enzyme product on digestive processes and milk production in Holstein-Friesian cows. J. Dairy Sci. 2003, 86:546-556.
24. Van Soest P.J., Robinson J.B., Lewis B.A. Methods for dietary fiber, neutral detergent, and nonstarch polysaccharides in relation to animal nutrition. J. Dairy Sci. 1991, 74:3583-3597.
25. Voelker Linton J.A., Allen M.S. Nutrient demand interacts with forage family to affect intake and digestion responses in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 2008, 91:2694-2701.
26. West J.W., Hill G.H., Gates R.N., Mullinix B.G. Effects of dietary forage source and amount of forage addition on intake, milk yield, and digestion for lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 1997, 80:1656-1665.
27. West J.W., Hill G.M., Fernandez J.M., Mandebvu P., Mullinix B.G. Effects of dietary fiber on intake, milk yield, and digestion by lactating dairy cows during cool or hot, humid weather. J. Dairy Sci. 1999, 82:2455-2465.
28. West J.W., Mandebvu P., Hill G.M., Gates R.N. Intake, milk yield, and digestion by dairy cows fed diets with increasing fiber content from bermudagrass hay or silage. J. Dairy Sci. 1998, 81:1599-1607.
29. Yang W.Z., Beauchemin K.A., Rode L.M. Effects of an enzyme feed additive on extent of digestion and milk production of lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 1999, 82:391-403.