Effects of alkaline-treated rice straw in bovine diets on in vitro methane production
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of alkaline treated rice straw, combined with urea and quicklime powder, on the methane emission reduction in vitro in daily diets at the Center for Research and Technology Transfer, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The study was conducted using a single factor completely randomized design, with rice straw treatment as the experimental factor, including (1) a control diet currently applied at the farm containing untreated rice straw (UTRS) and (2) a treatment diet in which untreated rice straw was replaced with alkaline-treated rice straw (ATRS). The results showed that alkaline treatment improved the nutritional values (CP, NDF, ADF, GE, DE, and ME) of rice straw. The total volume of gases produced from the control diet was 215.50 mL per incubation bottle at 12 h and 415.00 mL per incubation bottle at 24 h, which were significantly higher than those from the experimental treatment (171.33 and 370.83 mL per incubation bottle, respectively) (P < 0.001). The volume of methane produced at 12 and 24 h in the UTRS (23.70 and 56.02 mL per incubation bottle, respectively) was significantly higher than that in the ATRS (16.28 and 41.46 mL per incubation bottle, respectively) (P < 0.001). The ratios and volume of methane produced per g of dry matter of feed at 12 and 24 h were also significantly lower in the ATRS (P < 0.001). In brief, alkalization of rice straw with urea and quicklime powder in the daily diets of cattle appears to improve the nutritional value and digestibility of rice straw, as well as reduce methane emissions in vitro, contributing to the development of a sustainable cattle industry in tropical regions.
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