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Effect of dietary NDF levels on nutrient digestion
in hindgut of sheep
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College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University,
Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100094, P. R. China
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Department of Animal Science, Hebei North University,
Zhangjiakou 071000, P.R. China
Publication date: 2007-09-17
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Z. H. Jia
College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University,
Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100094, P. R. China
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2007;16(Suppl. 2):166-171
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ABSTRACT
Four 4-month-old wethers fitted with ileal canulas were fed iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous diets
containing different NDF levels (30.0 to 45.0%) in a 4×4 Latin square design to evaluate the effects
of dietary NDF levels on nutrient digestion in hindgut of sheep. The percent of hindgut digestion
of DM, OM, CP, NDF, ADF, hemicellulose and cellulose in total tract digestion was 28.0 to 31.8%,
19.3 to 21.9%, 14.1 to 16.2%, 22.3 to 25.1%, 22.0 to 25.2%, 22.7 to 25.1% and 18.1 to 21.5%,
respectively. Lower (30%) or higher (45%) NDF content in diet of sheep depressed fibrous fraction
digestion anterior to hindgut, and hindgut complementally increased digestion of fibrous fractions.