STUDIES ON BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF SALT PLANTS 1- FEED EVALYATION BY SMALL RUMlNANTS.

Abdelhamid,, A. M.; Fayed, Afaf, M.; Ghanem, A. Z.; Helal, H. G.

doi:10.21608/jappmu.2006.235425

STUDIES ON BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF SALT PLANTS 1- FEED EVALYATION BY SMALL RUMlNANTS.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Animal Production Dept., Fac. of Agric., AI-Mansoura University, Egypt

² Animal Nutrition Dept., Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt.

³ Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agric. Research Center.

10.21608/jappmu.2006.235425

Abstract

Three salt plants were laboratorial studied concerning the effect of wetting
and sterilization on their chemical and structural compositions. The effect of biological
treatment (with white fruit fungi) at incubation periods (1 —- Sweeks) on their chemical
and structural compositions was studied too. On the light of these in vitro results, 6
feed mixtures were formulated from the treated plants (Acacia safr'gna and Tamara
mannr‘fera) with either fungi Pleurotus oslreatus and P. florida or without biological
treatment, besides berseem hay as a control. The roughages were offered ad lib.
besides 125 g barley grainsldaylhead of Barki rams in palatabillty trials. Thereafter
and from the results of the latest trials (palatability), 3 mixtures were evaluated in
metabolism trials followed by rumen liquor and haematological studies. It is to
conclude that the physical and biological treatments are useful in improving either
chemical and constructural compositions of salt plants The fungal treatment improved
animal feed intake from these plants as a consequence of the improvement in their
digestibilities and utilization without harm affecting animal's health and performance
Hence, it is to recommend offering some of salt plants, which are biologically treated
for animals in deserts and shores without danger.

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