Physico-Chemical Properties of Steam Treated Sugarcane Pith and some Roughages and Their Role in Ruminants Nutrition

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Article 4, Volume 4, Issue 4 - Serial Number 12, December 2012   

Document Type: Scientific - Research Articles

DOI: 10.22067/ijasr.v4i4.20329

Authors

Morteza Chaji^{* 1}; Abbas Ali Naserian²; Reza Valizadeh²; Tahereh Mohammadabadi¹

¹Faculty of Animal Science and Food Technology, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Khuzestan, Iran.

²Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

On experiment was designed for evaluating the nutritienal characteristics and physico-chemical properties of steam treated sugarcane pith (19 bar, 3 min.) and some other roughages. Steam treatment resulted in a significant decreased (P

Keywords

Sugarcane pith; Steam; Physicochemical properties