Inhibition of methanogenesis by tea saponin and tea saponin plus disodium fumarate in sheep

摘要：

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of tea saponin (TS 5 g/kg DM), TS plus disodium fumarate (DF 20 g/kg DM) and coconut oil (7％ DM) on methane emissions in sheep using simple box chamber. Eight Huzhou sheep were assigned to four treatments in a 4 × 4 Latin square arrangement. Addition of TS and TSDF decreased (P＜0.0001) methane emissions by 8.5 and 9.6％, respectively. Addition of TSDF significantly increased (P＜0.01) propionate and decreased (P＜0.01) acetate proportion. Addition of TS and TSDF, though not as effectively as coconut oil, can inhibit methane emissions, which is beneficial for economy and environment.

关键词： tea saponin fumarate coconut oil methane emission sheep

作者: Z.P.Yuan C.M.Zhang L.Zhou C.X.Zou Y.Q.Guo W.T.Li J.X.Liu Y.M.Wu

作者单位: College of Animal Sciences, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310029, P.R.China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The 7tb International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores(ISNH-7)(第七届国际草食动物营养研讨会)

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

页码: 1060-1065

在线出版日期: 2007-09-16（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）