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Received December 28, 1999.
Accepted April 20, 2000.
Corresponding author: S. J. Mabjeesh; e-mail: mabjeesh@ Three groups of feedstuffs used regularly in dairy
agri.hugi.ac.il. rations on Israeli dairy farms were selected for this
Table 1. Chemical composition of the feedstuffs on a DM basis. For both methods, the incubation inoculum was pre-
% of DM pared by diluting the digesta inoculum with the buffer
Feedstuff OM CP NDF
(Tilly and Terry, 1963) in a 1:4 (vol/vol) ratio and stir-
ring in a water bath at 39°C with purging CO2 until
Forages its use (10 to 15 min later). In the TT trial, 250 mg of
Grass hay 89.5 11.7 58.1
Alfalfa cubes 84.9 16.7 42.9 each sample was placed into 50-ml sterile plastic tubes
Alfalfa hay 88.4 21.8 50.0 (Miniplast Ein-Shemer, 37845, Israel), and 20 ml of the
Clover hay 89.9 10.8 51.0 incubation inoculum was added. The tube was stop-
Concentrates
Corn grain 94.0 9.5 11.5 pered with a Bunsen valve and incubated for 48 h at
Barley grain 96.2 11.3 19.0 39°C. Tubes were gently swirled by hand four times
Wheat grain 96.2 13.5 14.0 every 12 h. For the DAISYII incubation, 500 mg of each
Sorghum grain 97.4 8.8 11.0
Concentrate mix1 93.5 18.2 27.6 sample was inserted into each bag (F57; 5 × 5.5 cm2,
Wheat bran 94.1 15.5 47.5 ANKOM Technology Corporation), which was then
CP supplements heat-sealed and incubated in a digestion vessel (25 bags
Soybean meal 93.0 49.3 14.2
Sunflower meal 91.2 34.5 26.3 per vessel) for 48 h at 39°C. For both methods, each
Corn gluten feed 91.1 29.9 39.0 sample was incubated in six replicates for each source
Cottonseed meal 93.4 38.5 37.2 of inoculum at two different occasions (runs; at least 2
Rapeseed meal 92.2 39.4 27.9
Fish meal 79.3 68.2 — wk apart).
Whole cottonseed 96.2 21.4 45.0 At the end of the 48-h incubation period, tube and
1
Mixture 1471 Matmor Ltd., Ashdod, Israel. vessel contents were acidified by adding 6 M HCl to
reach a final pH of 1.3 to 1.5. After a few seconds, when
the foam subsided, pepsin powder (EC 3.4.23.1) was
added to a final concentration of 0.2% (wt/vol). The
study (Table 1). Two methods for measuring IVDMD tubes and the vessels were reincubated for an addi-
were compared: the traditional in vitro method (TT) tional 48 h. At the end of this stage, the bags were
and DAISYII system. The TT method reagents were rinsed thoroughly with tap water until the rinse was
used for both systems. All feeds were ground in a Wiley
mill (Arthur H. Thomas, Philadelphia, PA) to pass a 2-
mm pore-size screen, except whole cottonseed (linted), Table 2. Composition of diet and concentrate pellets given to cows
which was manually cracked, resulting in a large parti- and sheep.
cle size (>2 mm). % of DM1
The donor animals, two Merino rams and two Israeli
Grain
Holstein dairy cows, were fitted with a ruminal cannula Ingredient TMR mixture
(inner diameter 10 cm). The cows were in midlactation
Corn grain 21.7 17.0
and consumed a TMR formulated to meet their mainte- Barley grain 10.9 30.0
nance and production requirements (Table 2; NRC, Oat grain 10.0
1989). The TMR contained a 35:65 ratio of forage:con- Soybean meal 4.4 2.0
Rapeseed meal 4.4 5.5
centrate with 17% CP, 31% NDF, and 1.72 Mcal NEL Sunflower meal 3.2 5.0
(on a DM basis). The rams were maintained on diets Corn gluten meal 1.3 3.0
sufficient for their maintenance allowance, which con- Whole cottonseed 6.8 10.0
Wheat silage 8.0
tained a 50:50 chopped alfalfa hay and grain mixture Corn silage 19.8
(Table 2, 16% CP, 29.1% NDF, and 1.6 Mcal NEL on a Wheat bran 6.9 10.0
DM basis, mixture 1471, Matmor Ltd., Ashdod, Israel). Citrus pulp 3.6
Pea hay 3.1
The composition of the grain mixture offered to sheep Oats hay 3.1
contained ingredients similar to the TMR. The TMR NPN (mixture)2 0.5
Soybean oil 0.1 4.5
was offered once daily at 0900 h, while the rams’ meal Salt/calcium 1.6
was offered twice daily at 0900 and 1700 h. Rumen Fish meal 0.4
digesta was collected before the morning meal from the Vitamins and minerals3 0.18 3.0
reticulum near the reticuloomasal orifice by vacuum 1
TMR = Diet given to cannulated cows and grain mixture 1471,
pump. The digesta from each animal was filtered Matmore Ltd., Ashdod, Israel, given to rams.
2
through eight layers of gauze cloth, mixed on a volume Contained 80% urea and 20% ammonium sulfate.
3
basis for each species, purged with CO2, and kept in a Contained 20,000,000 IU of vitamin A/kg, 2,000,000 IU of vitamin
D/kg, 15,000 mg of vitamin E/kg, 6000 mg/kg of Mn, 6000 ppm of
prewarmed thermos until use (within approximately Zn, 2000 mg/kg of Fe, 1500 mg/kg of Cu, 120 mg/kg of I, 50 mg/kg
20 min). of Se, and 20 mg/kg of Co.
clear. The tubes were centrifuged at 2500 × g for 15 Table 3. Means of in vitro DM digestibility (percentage) values using
two methods: traditional method (TT) and DaisyII 1 for different feed-
min, and the supernatant was discarded. To the pellet, stuffs.
50 ml of H2O was added and the tubes were recentri-
Main effect3
fuged to wash out the residual acid. The tubes con-
taining the pellets and the bags were dried in a forced- Feedstuff2 TT DaisyII Method
air oven at 60°C for 48 h to determine the residual DM X SD X SD P<
weights. For both methods, IVDMD was calculated as Forages
the DM which disappeared from the initial weight in- Grass hay 61.3 10.5 58.5 5.1 NS4
serted into the bag or tube. Alfalfa cubes 48.3 3.4 58.4 3.6 0.03
Alfalfa hay 58.0 5.5 53.6 4.6 NS
Clover hay 54.8 6.7 46.7 5.0 NS
Statistical Analyses Concentrates
Corn grain 92.2 14.9 85.9 11.3 NS
Results were analyzed using the general linear model Barley grain 68.1 5.9 79.1 4.1 0.02
Wheat grain 79.8 10.8 89.1 7.6 0.01
procedure of SAS (1985). The linear model used in- Sorghum grain 80.0 13.9 77.2 6.8 NS
cluded the main effects of run, inoculum source (sheep Concentrate mix5 71.6 1.5 74.4 1.3 0.05
vs. cow), the IVDMD method (TT vs. DAISYII), their Wheat bran 67.9 12.5 63.4 2.5 NS
CP supplements
interaction, and the residual error term. There were no Soybean meal 77.5 4.7 76.3 2.0 NS
interaction effects, so the model was reduced to include Sunflower meal 54.0 4.8 62.8 3.7 0.00
the main effects and the error term. Means were consid- Corn gluten feed 66.6 6.4 70.0 3.4 NS
Cottonseed meal 56.6 13.4 54.8 3.5 NS
ered significantly different at P< 0.05. Rapeseed meal 66.5 2.9 75.0 4.2 0.001
Fish meal 81.3 2.1 91.0 0.5 0.001
Whole cottonseed 36.5 5.7 38.9 3.7 NS
RESULTS
1
ANKOM Technology Corporation, Fairport, NY.
Chemical Analysis of Feeds n = 12.
2
3
Method: TT versus DaisyII. There was no significant effect of ru-
The chemical composition of the feeds tested (Table men inoculum source (sheep vs. cow) or run.
1) compared well with previous reports from our labora- 4
NS = Not significant (P < 0.05).
tory (Mabjeesh et al., 1997; Shabi et al., 1998; Arieli et 5
Mixture 1471, Matmore Ltd., Ashdod, Israel.
al., 1999) and others (NRC, 1989; Holden, 1999). The
CP content of the CP supplements ranged from 30% in
the corn gluten feed to 68% in the fish meal. The CP The IVDMD values differed between the TT and
content of the concentrate grains ranged between 9 and DAISYII methods for some feeds from each group. The
14%, the highest being wheat grain. The CP content of IVDMD of alfalfa cubes was 21% higher in DAISYII
roughages ranged from 22 to 11%, the highest being than in the TT method. The grains exhibited similarity
alfalfa hay. Whole cottonseed was not included in any between the two methods for corn, sorghum, and wheat
of the feedstuff groups because of its relative high con- bran (averaging 89, 79, and 66%, respectively). Barley
tent of CP and fiber (>18%). The NDF content of the grain, wheat grain, and the concentrate mix had higher
feeds ranged from 11 to 58%, the highest being in the IVDMD values with the DAISYII method than with
roughages, intermediate in the CP supplements, and TT. The same trend was apparent in some of the CP
lowest in the grains. The OM content ranged from 79 supplement feeds. Sunflower meal showed the highest
to 97%, the lowest being for fish meal. difference at +17% from DAISYII relative to TT, versus
+13% and +12% for rapeseed and fish meal. Whole cot-
IVDMD tonseed had the lowest IVDMD (38%) relative to all
feed categories.
The IVDMD values are presented in Table 3. The
IVDMD of roughage feeds ranged from 47 to 61%, being DISCUSSION
highest for grass hay and lowest for clover hay. The
IVDMD value for the grains ranged from 63 to 92%, The in vitro method of evaluating the digestibility of
being highest for corn. The CP supplements also exhib- ruminant feeds is used worldwide. The method is easier
ited a wide rage of IVDMD values, 55 to 91%, being than in vivo analysis and avoids the need to surgically
lowest for cottonseed meal and highest for fish meal. prepared animals in different locations in the gastroin-
The IVDMD of whole cottonseed was low relative to the testinal tract. The TT method has also been proven
other feedstuffs, averaging 38%. The IVDMD values more accurate than digestibility predictions based on
of all feedstuffs were similar for the two sources of the chemical compositions of feeds (Van Soest, 1994).
inoculum: sheep and cow (data not shown). The TT method was first introduced to predict forage
digestibility and later modified for starchy feedstuffs. cottonseed had been ground in a Wiley mill, such mixing
Because of its similarity to in vivo values (Tilly and would have made obtaining a homogeneous sample im-
Terry, 1963; Aufrere and Michalet-Doreau, 1988), it possible.
is considered a reference method for the prediction of In general, relative to TT method, the DAISYII system
ruminant feed digestibility. In this study, we compared gave similar IVDMD values for roughages and higher
the DAISYII method to the TT method with two sources values for concentrates and some CP supplements. The
of rumen inoculum, focusing on the reliability of the IVDMD determined by the DAISYII method might be
DAISYII method for predicting digestibility of differ- affected by several factors related to the bags used, feed
ent feedstuffs. characteristics, and the instrument itself. One obvious
The source of the inoculum did not affect the IVDMD advantage of the DAISYII instrument over the TT
of any of the feedstuffs used in this study. Cone et al. method is the continuous rotation of the fermentation
(1989) found that the type of diet fed to the donor animal vessels, which thoroughly mixes the digestion inoculum
affects the values of in vitro degradability. The starch during the incubation period and eliminates the need
degradability from different feedstuffs was higher when for a time-consuming centrifugation step at the end of
the donor cow was fed a ration containing 1:1 incubation. On the other hand, the porosity of the bags
hay:concentrate (on a DM basis) than when the diet and the sample weight per bag surface area may affect
was based solely on hay. However, the composition of the IVDMD values. These factors have been extensively
the concentrate mixture had only a minor effect on reviewed for the in situ method (Nocek, 1998; Vanzant
degradability values (Richards et al., 1995; Stern et al., et al., 1998). However, the repeatability of measure-
1997). In the current study, both sheep and cows appear ments in DAISYII seems to be higher, as indicated by
to have consumed diets that allowed sufficient growth overall lower SD across all feeds measured (Table 3).
of similar mixed microflora in both species. The level The pore size of the bags (50 ± 15 µm) was within the
of feeding may also affect activity in the rumen liquor. range summarized by Vanzant et al. (1998) for many
Cone et al. (1989) showed that the activity of rumen studies reported in the literature. The ratio of sample
microflora, measured at different times after feeding, size to bag surface area was 8.8 mg/cm2, similar to that
was higher in liquor taken from cows fed a higher level suggested (10 mg/cm2; Vanzant et al., 1998) to increase
of DM when feeds were incubated for 6 h. Since this the accuracy of degradability predictions relative to in
effect is time-dependent, it might be irrelevant to the vivo ruminal disappearance. However, in this study
extent of the TT and DAISYII measurements of feed IVDMD values measured by the DAISYII method were
digestibility. Similarly, others (Goldman et al., 1987) consistently higher than those obtained with TT. This
had shown a negligible effect on the IVDMD values of could be related to the physical properties of the feeds
feeds, whether rumen liquor was taken from heifers, used in this study. Higher IVDMD values were ob-
dry cows, or lactating cows (>30 L of milk/d). served in the concentrate and CP supplement groups.
In general, the IVDMD values obtained in this study These observations may be explained partially by the
were within the range reported by the NRC (1989) for fact that grains become floury when ground and by the
the TDN of these feeds. Moreover, the IVDMD values protein solubility versus degradability in CP supple-
compared well with those measured by the TT method ments. Sample processing, particularly grind size, in-
(Aufrere and Michalet-Doreau, 1988). However, the teracts with pore size of the bag and affects the extent
barley, soybean meal, and gluten feed IVDMD values of feed disappearance. Most of the differences in re-
observed in this study by the TT method were somewhat sponse to grind size are explained by differences in
lower than the those reported by Aufrere and Michalet- particle size and distribution (Michalet-Doreau and
Doreau (1988) of 83, 90, and 81%, respectively. This Cerneau, 1991; Michalet-Doreau and Ould-Bah, 1992;
discrepancy could be due to the method of commercial Norzière, 1996). Moreover, Malestein et al. (1982) sug-
feed processing and the different chemical compositions gested that simultaneous incubation of different
of the feeds. The DAISYII system IVDMD values for starchy feedstuffs might enhance the degradation of
alfalfa hay and corn grain compared well with the re- separate feedstuffs. This is unlikely to be the case in the
sults reported by Holden (1999) using the same method. current experiment. However, in the DAISYII system,
It should be noted that the IVDMD value of whole cot- incubation of different feeds in the same vessel has
tonseed in this study was much lower (40%) than the been shown not to affect the IVDMD values for the
one reported in NRC tables (1989). This lower value different feeds (Holden, 1999).
can be explained by the way cottonseed was prepared The effects of size distribution of feed particles may
in our study for in vitro incubation: the whole cotton- not be the sole reason for the higher IVDMD values
seed was manually cracked with pliers to prevent the with the DAISYII system. It is worth noting that these
extraction of oil, which could mix with the lint; if the effects are more critical in the in situ method because
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