In Vitro Evaluation of Ruminal Digestibility, Fermentation Characteristics, and Bacterial Diversity of Kenaf Crop at Various Cutting Heights

Overview

Journal Vet Sci

Publisher MDPI

Date 2025 Jan 24

PMID 39852925

Authors

Mengwei Li

Faiz-Ul Hassan

Qian Lin

Muhammad Adeel Arshad

Muhammad Uzair Akhtar

Lijuan Peng

Chengjian Yang

Xin Liang

Jiaxiang Huang

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Abstract

The current study investigated the in vitro degradability, in vitro gas production, methane (CH) production, and ruminal bacterial community of kenaf plants cut at different heights (130, 160, 190, 220, and 250 cm). These samples were subjected to an in vitro batch culture system using buffalo rumen fluid to measure gas and CH production at 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 h of incubation. Results reveal that crude protein (CP) concentration was the highest at the 220 cm height compared with the other heights. With the increase in height, gas and CH production decreased. However, the CH production at 190 cm was higher compared with the other plant heights. Dry matter degradation was higher at 190 cm and 220 cm, while ammonia-N and microbial CP were higher at the 220 cm height compared with the other heights. However, neutral detergent fiber degradation was the highest at the 130 cm height. Total volatile fatty acids, acetic acid, acetic acid/propane ratio, and pH value did not differ among the treatments, except for propionic acid, which was higher at the 130 cm and 160 cm heights. Overall, harvesting kenaf at plant heights of up to 220 cm was better in terms of its promising nutritional quality, improved dry matter degradation, and microbial CP contents.

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