Effect of Microwave Treatment on Chemical Composition and In sacco Digestibility of Wheat Straw in Yak Cow

Dong, Shikui; Long, Ruijun; Zhang, Degang; Hu, Zizhi; Pu, Xiaopeng

doi:2005.18.1.27

Article

Animal Breeding and Genetics

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 2005;18(1): 27-31.
https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2005.27 Published online April 19, 2005.

Effect of Microwave Treatment on Chemical Composition and In sacco Digestibility of Wheat Straw in Yak Cow

Shikui Dong, Ruijun Long, Degang Zhang, Zizhi Hu, Xiaopeng Pu

Abstract

Wheat straw was treated with microwave for 4 min and 8 min at a power of 750 W and frequency of 2,450 MHz. Chemical compositions of untreated, 4 min treated and 8 min treated straws were analyzed and in sacco degradabilities of all these straws in yak rumens were measured. Microwave treatment didn`t significantly (p>0.05) affect the chemical composition of the straw. In sacco dry matter (DM) degradability of the straw after 18 h incubation in rumen was significantly (p<0.01) improved by microwave treatment. In sacco crude protein (CP) degradability of the straw was not (p>0.05) affected by microwave treatment. In sacco organic matter (OM) degradability of the straw was increased (p<0.01) by around 20% for both the 4 min and 8 min microwave treatment, that of acid detergent fibre (ADF) was increased (p<0.01) by 61.6% and 62.8%, and that of ash free ADF was enhanced by 72.1% and 69.6% for the 4 min and 8 min microwave treatment respectively. No significant difference was observed between the 4 min and 8 min microwave treatment on the degradability of DM, OM, CP, ADF and ash-free ADF of the straw.

Keywords: Wheat Straw; Microwave; Dry Matter; Crude Protein; Acid Detergent Fibre; In sacco Degradability