The in vitro digestibility study of fecal and feed sample of white rhinoceros
As a non-ruminant herbivore, the white rhinoceros has the ability to utilize fibrous plant matter through microbial fermentation in the hindgut. This study was conducted to determine the fermentation ability in the hindgut fermenter which is white rhinoceros and compared to foregut fermenter whic...
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| Format: | Project Paper Report |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/91564/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/91564/1/FP%202017%20117%20-%20IR.pdf |
| Summary: | As a non-ruminant herbivore, the white rhinoceros has the ability to utilize
fibrous plant matter through microbial fermentation in the hindgut. This study was
conducted to determine the fermentation ability in the hindgut fermenter which is
white rhinoceros and compared to foregut fermenter which is the cattle. As for
treatment for this study, the rhinoceros feed provided by Zoo Negara and Napier
grass were used as feed sample. The rhinoceros feed was produced from the mixture
of hay and concentrate. The total gas production from faecal and rumen inoculum
were compared from the feed samples used. Proximate analysis were conducted in
order to know the nutritive value of hay, concentrate and Napier grass. For the
concentrate sample, the nutrient composition were 5.43% of dry matter (DM), 8.26%
of ash (OM), 14.64% of crude protein (CP) and 46.51% of neutral detergent fibre
(NDF). For the hay sample, the nutrient composition are 10.08% of dry matter (DM),
6.73% of ash (OM), 17.27% of crude protein (CP) and 45.49% of neutral detergent
fibre (NDF). Lastly, for the Napier grass feed sample, the nutrient composition were
9.6% of dry matter (DM), 10.40% of ash (OM), 10.66% of crude protein (CP) and
72.25% of neutral detergent fibre (NDF). |
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