IN-VITRO DEGRADATION OF COAST-CROSS (CYNODON-DACTYLON) BY RUMEN MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE OR HUMICOLA SP

Authors
MALAFAIA PAM VIEIRA RAM SILVA DO VALADARES SD
Citation
Pam. Malafaia et al., IN-VITRO DEGRADATION OF COAST-CROSS (CYNODON-DACTYLON) BY RUMEN MICROORGANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE OR HUMICOLA SP, Revista de Microbiologia, 28(4), 1997, pp. 261-267
Citations number
27
Journal title
Revista de Microbiologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00013714
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
261 - 267
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-3714(1997)28:4<261:IDOC(B>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Ruminal degradation of the dry matter and neutral detergent fiber of c oast-cross (Cynodon dactylon) forage, when previously inoculated with Saccharomyces cerevisiae or Humicola sp., was estimated by in vitro in cubation. The potential dry matter degradability was incresead in the presence of S. cerevisiae, whereas the incubation with Humicola sp. re sulted in improvement of the neutral detergent fiber degradability. Th e rate of dry matter digestion was enhanced to above 15% with the inoc ulation with S. cerevisiae. The inoculation with S. cerevisiae or Humi cola sp. increased the rate of digestion of the neutral detergent fibe r in relation to the control treatment.