Effect of Polyethylene Glycol and Urea Treated Pistachio by-products Silage on Phenolic Compounds, in vitro Gas Production and Holstein Dairy Cow’s Performance

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Article 8, Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 9, March 2012   

Document Type: Scientific - Research Articles

DOI: 10.22067/ijasr.v4i1.13912

Authors

Amir Mokhtarpour^* ; Abbas Ali Naserian; Reza Valizadeh; abdulmansur Tahmasbi

Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of ensiling and addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG)
and urea on chemical composition, phenolic compounds and cumulative in vitro gas production of fresh
pistachio by-products (PB) and effect of this treating on Holstein dairy cows performance. In the first
experiment, PB was supplemented with 1 and 0.5% of DM, PEG and urea, respectively and ensiled in 12 plastic
bags with the capacity of 3 kg each for 60 days. Ensiling PB treated with PEG and urea decreased total
phenolics, total tannins and condensed tannins (P

Keywords

Pistachio by-products; Urea; Polyethylene glycol; Tannin