Physico-Chemical Properties of Steam Treated Sugarcane Pith and some Roughages and Their Role in Ruminants Nutrition

Document Type : Scientific - Research Articles

Authors

• Morteza Chaji ¹
• Abbas Ali Naserian ²
• Reza Valizadeh ²
• Tahereh Mohammadabadi ¹

¹ Faculty of Animal Science and Food Technology, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Khuzestan, Iran.

² Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

10.22067/ijasr.v4i4.20329

Abstract

On experiment was designed for evaluating the nutritienal characteristics and physico-chemical properties of steam treated sugarcane pith (19 bar, 3 min.) and some other roughages. Steam treatment resulted in a significant decreased (P

Keywords

• Sugarcane pith
• Steam
• Physicochemical properties

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