Effects of Supplementation of Piper sarmentosum Leaf Powder on Feed Efficiency, Rumen Ecology and Rumen Protozoal Concentration in Thai Native Beef Cattle

Affiliations

¹ Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. anusornc@kku.ac.th.
² Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. k.benjamad@hotmail.com.
³ Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Maejo University, Chiangmai 50290, Thailand. bungung@hotmail.com.
⁴ Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. metha@kku.ac.th.
⁵ Program in Animal Production Technology, Faculty of Technology, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon Thani 41000, Thailand. nirawan_kku@hotmail.com.
⁶ Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, Rajamangala University of Technology-Isan, Sakon Nakhon Campus, Phangkhon 47160, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. pongsatorng@hotmail.com.
⁷ Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand. pin.c@psu.ac.th.
⁸ Department of Animal Production Technology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand. neenart324@hotmail.com.

Anusorn Cherdthong et al. Animals (Basel). 2019.

. 2019 Mar 29;9(4):130.

doi: 10.3390/ani9040130.

¹ Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. anusornc@kku.ac.th.
² Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. k.benjamad@hotmail.com.
³ Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Maejo University, Chiangmai 50290, Thailand. bungung@hotmail.com.
⁴ Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center (TROFREC), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. metha@kku.ac.th.
⁵ Program in Animal Production Technology, Faculty of Technology, Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Udon Thani 41000, Thailand. nirawan_kku@hotmail.com.
⁶ Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, Rajamangala University of Technology-Isan, Sakon Nakhon Campus, Phangkhon 47160, Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. pongsatorng@hotmail.com.
⁷ Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand. pin.c@psu.ac.th.
⁸ Department of Animal Production Technology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, Thailand. neenart324@hotmail.com.

Abstract

Methane (CH₄) is an end-product of enteric fermentation in cattle [...].

Keywords: methane; rumen ecology; ruminant; tropical plant.

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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