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Effects of moist heat treatment on ruminal nutrient degradability of sunflower seed
Author(s) -
Mustafa Arif F,
Chouinard Yvan P,
Ouellet Daniel R,
Soita Henry
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.1508
Subject(s) - sunflower , chemistry , sunflower seed , digestion (alchemy) , rumen , dry matter , nutrient , zoology , agronomy , food science , amino acid , polyunsaturated fatty acid , fatty acid , biochemistry , biology , chromatography , fermentation , organic chemistry
A study was conducted to determine the effects of moist heat treatment (autoclaving at 127 °C with a steam pressure of 117 kPa for 10, 20 and 30 min) of sunflower seed on crude protein (CP) fractions, ruminal dry matter (DM) and CP degradabilities, and ruminal disappearance of amino and fatty acids. Two ruminally fistulated cows were used in a randomised complete block design. Heating of sunflower seed decreased soluble protein and increased neutral detergent‐insoluble protein, with little effect on acid detergent‐insoluble protein. Results of the in sacco study showed that moist heat treatment decreased (cubic effect, P < 0.05) ruminal degradability of DM and CP of sunflower seed. Ruminal undegraded CP of raw sunflower seed was low (84 g kg −1 of CP) and increased (cubic effect, P < 0.05) by 139, 143 and 164% as the heating time increased from 0 to 10, 20 and 30 min respectively. Ruminal disappearance of all amino acids (following 12 h of incubation) was greater ( P < 0.05) for raw than for heated sunflower seed. Similar results were also observed for ruminal disappearance of fatty acids. It was concluded that moist heat treatment decreased ruminal DM and CP degradability of sunflower seed (by 17 and 19% respectively) and thus increased the concentrations of amino acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids available for digestion in the small intestine. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry