Evaluation of nutritional value of sorghum-sudangrass hybrids(Sorghum bicolor×sudanense)for feeding Liaoning cashmere goats
The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the feeding value of sorghum-sudangrass hybrids in Liaoning cashmere goats.The nutritional components and CNCPS of sorghum-sudangrass hybrids were determined.The degradation characteristics of the main nutrients of sorghum-sudangrass hybrids in the rumen of Liaoning cashmere goats were determined by nylon bag method,and the roughage grading index(GI)was calculated.The results show:The total energy(GE)in sorghum-sudangrass hybrids was 15.92 MJ/kg,The contents of crude protein(CP),crude fat(EE),crude fiber(CF),neutral detergent fiber(NDF),acid detergent fiber(ADF)and crude Ash(Ash)were 14.94%,2.00%,42.85%,73.58%,38.40%and 8.95%,respectively.The contents of carbohydrate(CHO),fast degrading carbohydrate(CA),medium degrading carbohydrate(CB1),slow degrading carbohydrate(CB2)and non-degradable carbohydrate(CC)were 74.29%,1.87%,8.42%,61.77%,and 27.93%,respectively.The contents of non-protein nitrogen(PA),rapidly degraded true protein(PB1),moderately degraded true protein(PB2),slowly degraded true protein(PB3)and non-degradable egg(PC)were 29.59%,6.23%,17.76%,23.77%,and 22.65%,respectively.The effective degradation rates of DM,CP,CF,NDF,and ADF in the rumen of Liaoning cashmere goats were 42.78%,50.20%,42.41%,40.74%,and 39.40%,respectively.The GI of the sorghum-sudangrass hybrids was 2.37,which was grade three.The results showed that sorghum-sudangrass hybrids could be used by Liaoning cashmere goats and belonged to medium quality roughage.
sorghum-sudangrass hybridsLiaoning cashmere goatCNCPSRumen degradation rateFeeding value