In situ Rumen Degradation Characteristics of Maize, Sorghum and Sorghum-Sudan Grass Hybrids Silages as Affected by Stage of Maturity

dc.authoridHIZLI, Hatice/0000-0002-5451-1397
dc.contributor.authorKilicalp, N.
dc.contributor.authorHizli, H.
dc.contributor.authorSumerli, M.
dc.contributor.authorAvci, M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:59Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis research was conducted to investigate in situ degradation characteristics of maize, sorghum and sorghum-Sudan grass hybrids. whole plant of maize (TTM-815, DK-711), sorghum (SS-506, FS-5) and sorghum x Sudan grass hybrids (P-988, Grazer N2) were grown under semi-arid conditions and harvested at different maturity stages (mid-flowering (MF), milk-line (ML) and hard-dough (HD)) and ensiled. Three replicate silage samples were incubated at 0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 h. in three rumen fistulated Holstein heifers. Effects of species had a large impact on rumen degradation characteristics values (a, b, (a+b), c), effective dry matter degradability (EDMD) and metabolizable energy (ME) MJ/kg for maize (M), sorghum (S) and sorghum x Sudan grass hybrids (SSH) silages. Effective dry matter degradability (EDMD2) of dry matter was found as 286.65, 259.37, 265.0 g/kg for species silages, respectively (P < 0.0001). Acid detergent fiber (ADF) was found to be the best single predictor of effective dry matter degradability of sorghum x Sudan grass hybrids silages (P < 0.05, R=0.448).
dc.identifier.endpage239
dc.identifier.issn2251-628X
dc.identifier.issn2251-631X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85048019359
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage231
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15727
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000437661400007
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIslamic Azad Univ, Rasht
dc.relation.ispartofIranian Journal of Applied Animal Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectharvesting stage
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectmetabolizable energy
dc.subjectrumen degradation characteristics
dc.subjectsorghum
dc.subjectsorghum x Sudan grass hybrids
dc.titleIn situ Rumen Degradation Characteristics of Maize, Sorghum and Sorghum-Sudan Grass Hybrids Silages as Affected by Stage of Maturity
dc.typeArticle

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