Abstract
Micorbial colonisation and degradation of some fibrous crop residues in the rumen of goats
Highlights
An investigation was carried out to study the microbial colonization and degradation of five crop residues, viz., sago waste, rice straw, oil palm trunk shanings, untreated palm press fibre and palm press fibre teated with 3% ammonium hydroxide in the rumen of goats
Microbial colonization was poor on palm press fibre(treated and untreated) but more extensive on sago waste, oil palm trunk shavings and rice wtraw
By 24 h, most of the soft-walled tissues in sago waste, rice straw and oil palm trunk shavings were degraded leaving the thick-walled tissues extensively colonized by bacteria and fungi
Summary
An investigation was carried out to study the microbial colonization and degradation of five crop residues, viz., sago waste, rice straw, oil palm trunk shanings, untreated palm press fibre and palm press fibre teated with 3% ammonium hydroxide in the rumen of goats. Colonisation by rumen bacteria and fungi was already established on all the five crop residues 8 h after incubation. The extent of colonization varied among the crop residues.
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