Table 2.
Use of cassava chip as an energy source in the diet of dairy cow.1
Item | Sources of data2 |
---|---|
Cassava chip incorporated with urea | |
DM intake | ↑ |
Digestibility | ↓ |
Rumen ecology | |
pH | ns |
NH3–N | ↑ |
BUN | ns |
Microbe | |
Bacteria | ↑ |
Protozoa | ns |
Fungi | ns |
Milk production | |
Milk yield | ns |
Milk fat | ns |
Lactose | ns |
Milk protein | ns |
Solids not-fat | ns |
Total solids | ns |
NH3–N = ammonia nitrogen; BUN = blood urea nitrogen.
ns = non-significant; ↓, decrease; ↑, increase.
Source: Chanjula et al. (2004).