Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

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Effects of Forage:Concentrate Ratio on Growth Performance, Ruminal Fermentation and Blood Metabolites in Housing-feeding Yaks

  • Chen, G.J. (Southwest University for Nationalities, College of Life Science and Technology) ;
  • Song, S.D. (Southwest University for Nationalities, College of Life Science and Technology) ;
  • Wang, B.X. (Southwest University for Nationalities, College of Life Science and Technology) ;
  • Zhang, Z.F. (Southwest University for Nationalities, College of Life Science and Technology) ;
  • Peng, Z.L. (Southwest University for Nationalities, College of Life Science and Technology) ;
  • Guo, C.H. (Southwest University for Nationalities, College of Life Science and Technology) ;
  • Zhong, J.C. (Southwest University for Nationalities, College of Life Science and Technology) ;
  • Wang, Y. (Southwest University for Nationalities, College of Life Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2015.05.11
  • Accepted : 2015.07.04
  • Published : 2015.12.01
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of forage: concentrate ratio (F:C) on growth performance, ruminal fermentation and blood metabolites of housing-feeding yaks. Thirty-two Maiwa male yaks (initial body weight = $207.99{\pm}3.31kg$) were randomly assigned to four dietary treatments (8 yaks per treatment). Experimental diets were: A, B, C, D which contained 70:30, 60:40, 50:50 and 40:60 F:C ratios, respectively. Dry matter intake and average daily gain in yaks fed the C and D diets were greater (p<0.05) than yaks fed the A and B diets. No differences were found in ruminal $NH_3-N$, total volatile fatty acids, acetate, butyrate, valerate, and isovalerate concentrations. The propionate concentration was increased (p<0.05) in the C and D groups compared with the A and B diets. In contrast, the acetate to propionate ratio was decreased and was lowest (p<0.05) in the C group relative to the A and B diets, but was similar with the D group. For blood metabolites, no differences were found in serum concentrations of urea-N, albumin, triglyceride, cholesterol, low density lipoprotein, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase (p>0.05) among treatments. Treatment C had a higher concentration of total protein and high density lipoprotein (p<0.05) than A and B groups. In addition, there was a trend that the globulin concentration of A group was lower than other treatments (p = 0.079). Results from this study suggest that increasing the level of concentrate from 30% to 50% exerted a positive effect on growth performance, rumen fermentation and blood metabolites in yaks.

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