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Effects of Rheum palmatum Root on In Vitro and In Vivo Methane Production and Rumen Fermentation Characteristics

Animals, ISSN: 2076-2615, Vol: 14, Issue: 18
2024
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Article Description

This study investigated the impact of Rheum palmatum root (RP) for reducing methane and its impact on rumen fermentation and blood metabolites in cattle. Rumen fluid was collected from three cannulated steers (736 ± 15 kg) and mixed with buffer (1:3 ratio) for the in vitro trial. Treatments were divided into control and RP supplement groups (1%, 3%, and 5% of substrates), with each sample incubated at 39 °C for 24 and 48 hours. Methane was measured after incubation, showing a dose-dependent linear decrease after 48 hours. Quadratic changes were observed in total volatile fatty acids, acetate, and butyrate. Additionally, in vitro dry matter digestibility decreased linearly with RP inclusion. In vivo trials involved four Korean steers in a 2 × 2 crossover design over 3 weeks, with treatments including a control group and a group with 3% RP addition. Dry matter intake (DMI) tended to decrease in the RP group compared to the control. Methane emissions (g/kg DMI) were not affected by RP addition. Blood metabolites indicated higher lipase concentrations in the RP group. In conclusion, RP reduced methane production in the in vitro trial but had no effect in the in vivo trial, likely due to adaptation of ruminal bacteria to RP.

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Lee, Seong Shin; Wi, Jisoo; Kim, Hyun Sang; Seong, Pil Nam; Lee, Sung Dae; Kim, Jungeun; Lee, Yookyung

MDPI AG

Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Veterinary

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