Author/Authors :
Anassori، Ehsan نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran , , Dalir Naghadeh، Bahram نويسنده , , Pirmohammadi، Rasoul نويسنده Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran , , Taghizadeh، Akbar نويسنده Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran , , Asri-Rezaei، Siamak نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran , , Farahmand-Azar، Safa نويسنده Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran , , Besharati، Maghsoud نويسنده Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran , , Tahmoozi، Morteza نويسنده Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran ,
Abstract :
The effect of inclusion of garlic essential oil (EO) at 33, 66 and 100 ?g mL-1, raw garlic (GAR) at 5, 10 and 15 mg mL-1 and monensin (MON) at 7.5 ?g mL-1 of incubation medium on organic matter digestibility (OMD) was studied with in vitro gas production, ANKOM daisyII and conventional in vitro (IVOMD) methods. The material was incubated with sheep ruminal fluid and the experimental design was a completely randomized design. Cumulative gas production was recorded at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 hours of incubation. Conventional in vitro OMD was determined after 48 hours incubation in acid and pepsin solutions. Samples for DaisyII OMD prepared according to the operating instructions supplied by ANKOM® Tech. Co., Fairport, USA. Compared to in vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), DaisyII and gas production techniques overestimated (P < 0.05) OMD. The addition of EO and MON reduced (P < 0.05) the organic matter (OM), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid-detergent fiber (ADF) digestion, and gas production volume. The potential of gas production and rate of gas production for EO and MON were the lowest; however, these variables were higher for GAR supplemented groups. It was concluded that raw garlic could be of great interest for its usage as a modulator of ruminal fermentation.
