Inhibition of methanogenesis by tea saponin and tea saponin plus disodium fumarate in sheep
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.
tea saponin fumarate coconut oil methane emission sheep
Z.P.Yuan C.M.Zhang L.Zhou C.X.Zou Y.Q.Guo W.T.Li J.X.Liu Y.M.Wu
College of Animal Sciences, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310029, P.R.China
国际会议
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)
北京
英文
1060-1065
2007-09-16(万方平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)