Determination of yield nutrient contents and in vitro digestibility of some triticale varieties harvested at different maturity stages

Authors

ŞEVKET EVCİFollow
KAMİL KARAFollow
MEHMET DEMİRCİFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

ŞEVKET EVCİ': 0000-0002-1512-3412

KAMİL KARA: 0000-0002-7729-4532

MEHMET DEMİRCİ: 0000-0002-0199-4559

DOI

10.55730/1300-0128.4352

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of growth performance, nutrient content and digestibility of different triticale varieties to ruminant diets and to indirectly assist farmers in feed production. The experiment utilized 5 triticale varieties. The study was designed as a randomized complete block design with split plots and 3 replications. The digestibility values were determined in vitro after 48 hours of incubation using the Daisy Ankom® digester. Rumen liquid was obtained from dairy cows slaughtered at the 'Yeşil Vadi Et Entegre' facility. Nutrient values, in vitro dry matter digestibility, and yield traits of forages were determined. The highest rates of dry matter and organic matter were observed in the physiological development stage, followed by the dough and milk development stages (p<0.05). The DM values in milk, dough, and physiological development stages were 43.11%, 61.94%, and 91.41%, respectively (p<0.05). The triticale varieties had the highest crude protein (CP) values in the milk development stage and the lowest values in the physiological development stage (p<0.05). The highest dry matter digestive (DMD) rates were obtained in physiological development stages for all varieties. The DMD rates for triticale varieties Alperbey, Tatlıcak 97, Karma 2000, Ümranhanım, and Mikham 2002 were 84.74%, 86.55%, 84.19%, 86.20%, and 85.10%, respectively. No significant differences were found in the amount of phytic acid among the triticale varieties used in the study (p>0.05). Therefore, it is believed that triticale varieties can provide highly digestible forage and grain feed for ruminants if the harvesting time is well managed.

Keywords

degradation rate, in vitro digestibility, nutrient contents, phytic acid, Triticale

First Page

174

Last Page

179

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Recommended Citation

EVCİ, ŞEVKET; KARA, KAMİL; and DEMİRCİ, MEHMET (2024) "Determination of yield nutrient contents and in vitro digestibility of some triticale varieties harvested at different maturity stages," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 48: No. 4, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0128.4352
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol48/iss4/3