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Effect of Fusarium toxin‐contaminated triticale and forage‐to‐concentrate ratio on fermentation and microbial protein synthesis in the rumen
Author(s) -
Hildebrand B.,
Boguhn J.,
Dänicke S.,
Rodehutscord M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.651
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1439-0396
pISSN - 0931-2439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2011.01143.x
Subject(s) - rumen , fermentation , triticale , food science , dry matter , ruminant , fusarium , forage , biology , protein degradation , mycotoxin , chemistry , digestion (alchemy) , agronomy , biochemistry , botany , chromatography , pasture
Summary In this study, the effect of Fusarium toxin‐contaminated triticale (FUS) at high (60%) and low (30%) concentrate proportion in ruminant rations on ruminal fermentation, microbial protein synthesis and digestibility was investigated, using in vivo and in vitro methods. Significant effects of the forage‐to‐concentrate ratio on ruminal degradation and digestibility of crude nutrients and detergent fibre fractions as well as on the pH value and the concentration of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) in rumen fluid were found. The production of SCFA was affected, and the degradation of crude fibre and neutral detergent fibre in the rumen was reduced by the inclusion of FUS at high concentrate proportion. The efficiency of microbial crude protein synthesis was higher in diets with 60% than in diets with 30% concentrates, but was impaired in the presence of FUS in vitro at the high concentrate level. Marginal effects of FUS on the amino acid pattern of microbial protein were detected. It was concluded that the use of FUS in high concentrate diets can influence ruminal fermentation and microbial protein synthesis at a dietary deoxynivalenol concentration below 5 mg/kg dry matter.