Effect of adaptation strategies when feeding fresh cassava foliage on intake and physiological responses of lambs |
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Authors: | Khuc Thi Hue Do Thi Thanh Van Eva Sp?rndly Inger Ledin Ewa Wredle |
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Institution: | (1) Goat and Rabbit Research Center, Sontay, Hanoi, Vietnam;(2) National Institute of Animal Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam;(3) Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7024, S-75007 Uppsala, Sweden; |
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Abstract: | The objective of the experiment was to study different adaptation strategies to avoid HCN intoxication when feeding fresh
cassava foliage to sheep. Twenty-four Phan Rang lambs (initial weight = 19.6 kg at 5.5 months of age) were used in the study.
The four experimental diets contained guinea grass (Panicum maximum) supplemented with concentrate at 1.5% of body weight (BW) as dry matter (DM) (control) or supplemented with fresh cassava
foliage (FCF) that was introduced into the diet with an adaptation period of 0 (FCF-0), 7 (FCF-7) or 21 (FCF-21) days before
reaching the target feeding level of 2% of BW. The average intake of FCF expressed as DM was not different amongst the supplemented
treatments and ranged from 1.4 to 1.5% of BW but gradually increased during the first 7 days without any adaptation. The hydrogen
cyanide consumed varied from 5.1 to 5.4 mg/kg BW and no difference between treatments with cassava foliage in the diet was
found. The live weight gain was significantly higher in the treatments control and FCF-7 compared to FCF-21. No significant
differences in heart rate, respiration rate and rumen movement were found between diets. The thiocyanate concentration in
the urine of the lambs increased concomitantly with the increase in fresh cassava foliage offered during the first part of
the experiment. In conclusion, an adaptation period of approximately 7 days seems to be favourable in combined diets where
cassava foliage is offered in quantities up to 2% of BW. This level of intake could enhance the intake and LWG of the lambs
without any documented effects on heart rate, respiration rate or rumen movements. |
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