Evaluation of Brittle Rice Straw as a Novel Roughage Resource for Enhancing the Performance of Holstein Cows

• Published in: Animal science journal Vol. 96; no. 1; p. e70091
• Main Authors: Phonkompaeng, Amonrat, Boonchu, Purich, Sawasdee, Anuchart, Rangubhet, K. Teepalak, Kongmun, Phongthorn, Dhital, Bigya, Pudasaini, Rameshwor, Wang, Chang‐Sheng, Chiang, Hsin‐I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Ammonia - metabolism; Animal Feed; Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology; Animals; Cattle - metabolism; Cattle - physiology; Diet - veterinary; Dietary Fiber - metabolism; Digestion - physiology; Female; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Oryza - genetics; Rumen - metabolism; dairy cow; ruminal fermentation; brittle rice straw; rumination

This study evaluated the straw of brittle mutant rice ( Oryza sativa L.) as an alternative forage for dairy cows. In vitro incubation was conducted to investigate nutrient digestibility in Bermuda hay (BH), wild‐type (WT), purple brittle (PB), and green brittle (GB) rice straws. After in vitro analy...