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Modulatory effects of Macaranga tanarius leaves on rumen fermentation and fatty acid biohydrogenation in sheep: an in vitro study Jotham, S.; Muhammad, A. I.; Samsudin, A. A.
Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture Vol 50, No 3 (2025): September
Publisher : Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/jitaa.50.3.145-158

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This study investigated the in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics, metabolism, and apparent biohydrogenation of fatty acids in Macaranga tanarius leaves (MTL) as a potential feed for sheep, compared to Napier grass (NG). Rumen fluid from four cannulated Dorper sheep was used to assess the in vitro fermentation kinetics of 200 mg of each forage. The analysis included gas production, in vitro dry matter and organic matter digestibility (IVDMD and IVOMD), volatile fatty acid (VFA) pro-duction, metabolizable energy (ME), and fatty acid profiles, including biohydrogenation. Metaboliza-ble energy (ME), gas production, and the in vitro digestibility of dry matter (IVDMD) and organic mat-ter (IVOMD) were significantly higher (P < 0.05) for the MTL group than for the NG group. This was accompanied by higher crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE) and non-fibre carbohydrates (NFC) in the MTL group. Conversely, neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and acid detergent lignin (ADL) were nega-tively correlated with CP, IVDMD, and IVOMD (P < 0.001), while strong positive correlations were observed among CO, IVDMD, and IVOMD (P < 0.001). Overall, Macaranga tanarius leaves demon-strated superior in vitro rumen fermentation efficiency, evidenced by enhanced digestibility, energy yield, and biohydrogenation capacity relative to Napier grass. These findings suggest that M. tanarius leaves hold significant promise as a sustainable and nutritious feed resource for sheep, with implica-tions for optimizing ruminant nutrition and productivity.
Effect of rumen-protected fat on in vitro rumen fermentation and apparent biohydrogenation of fatty acids Behan, A. A.; Chwen, L. T.; Kaka, U.; Muhammad, A. I.; Samsudin, A. A.
Journal of the Indonesian Tropical Animal Agriculture Vol 49, No 3 (2024): September
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/jitaa.49.3.252-263

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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of rumen-protected fat (RPF) on in vitro fermentation profiles and biohydrogenation of fatty acids. The treatment diets were basal diet (70:30 concentrate to rice straw) with no RPF (CON), basal diet plus prilled fat (PF), basal diet plus prilled fat with lecithin (PFL) and basal diet plus calcium soap of palm fatty acids (CaS). In vitro gas production, fermentation kinetics, in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD), metabolizable energy (ME), rumen fermentation and fatty acid profile were determined. The results show that RPF did not affect cumulative gas production and gas production kinetics. PFL significantly (p < 0.05) improved IVDMD and IVOMD, although the addition of RPF did not affect ME. The volatile fatty acid (VFA), pH, ammonia nitrogen, methane, and molar proportion of VFA were not significantly influenced by the RPF; methane was numerically reduced because of PFL treatment. The concentration of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids increased (p < 0.05) whereas that of saturated fatty acids decreased in the control diet. The biohydrogenation of C18:2n-6 and C18 unsaturated fatty acids was enhanced (p < 0.05) by PFL. These findings suggest that PFL enhances gas production, decreases methane and increases the biohydrogenation of C18:2n6 without disrupting rumen fermentation.