Use of Sugarcane and Other by-Products in Ruminant Nutrition. Part of a Coordinated Programme on Isotope-Aided Studies on Non-Protein Nitrogen and Agro-Industrial by-Products Utilization by Ruminants with Particular Reference to D

摘要

It was found that: 1 - Molasses was better energy source for rumen microorganisms than glucose or saccharose. 2 - Untreated bagasse was not a good roughage source and some treatment is necessary to improve its value. 3 - The treatment with NaOH did not improve significantly the digestibility of bagasse. 4 - The addition of an aromatizing substance did not improve the acceptability of bagasse by ruminants. 5 - The fermentation process caused only a slight modification of digestibility of bagasse (10%). 6 - The nutritional value of bagasse can be improved by treatment with steam under pressure, but the increase in apparent phenolic content may limit the pressure and treatment time to be applied. (Atomindex citation 16:034320)