Nutrients Digestibility of Sweet Corn Residue Silage with Difference Levels of Lpil-Lpil Leaves using Total Collection Method
By Montee Jampade
The experiment was conducted to determine the nutritive value and digestibility coeffcients in sweet corn residue silage with different levels of lpil-lpil leaves (Leucaena leucocephala) using total collection method. Four crossbred (Holstein Friesian x Native) heifer (average BW 350 + - 10 kg) were assigned by Latin Square Design to received all the experimental diets in four experimental period. Each period lasted 21 days with 14 days preliminary period and 7 days collection period. The experimental of diets were sweet corn residue silage, sweet corn residue silage + 10% lpil-lpil, sweet corn residue silage + 20% lpil-lpil and sweet corn residue silage + 30% lpil-lpil, respectively.
The results showed that supplementation of lpil-lpil leaves increased dry matter and crude protein content but decreased NDF and ADF contents. The apparent digestibility of DM, CP, NDF and ADF were highly significant different among treatment (P<0.01). Sweet corn residue silage had highest digestibility coefficients in all nutrients.
March 17 2008 09:02 am | Research