Abstract
Effects of Different Forages in Fermented Total Mixed Rations on Nutrient Utilization and Ruminating Behaviours of Growing Yellow Cattle in Vietnam
Highlights
In Vietnam, livestock production plays a very important role, in providing high value protein products for human consumption, increasing income, improving the living standard of smallholder farmers, and contributing to crop cultivation by supplying valuable manure (Roubík et al, 2018)
Cattle production in Vietnam is characterised by low growth rate.This is mainly due to the poor feeding regime (Dung et al, 2013)
Results of the present study showed that, forage sources in fermented total mixed rations (FTMR) had no significant effects on the DM intake
Summary
In Vietnam, livestock production plays a very important role, in providing high value protein products for human consumption, increasing income, improving the living standard of smallholder farmers, and contributing to crop cultivation by supplying valuable manure (Roubík et al, 2018). Cattle production is one of the most important livestock husbandries for smallholder farmers and has become more and more important in agricultural systems for household livelihoods in Vietnam (Dung et al, 2013). Cattle production in Vietnam is characterised by low growth rate.This is mainly due to the poor feeding regime (Dung et al, 2013). Vietnam is an agricultural country,with significant amounts of agricultural by-products such as cassava foliage, corn foliage, rice straw, sugarcane leafy tops. Vietnam has about 5.2 million tons of cassava foliage, 17.7 million tons of corn foliage, 5.6 million tons of sugarcane leafy tops, and many other agricultural by-products (GSO, 2017).
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