Bamikole M A, Ikhatua U J, Arigbede O M, Babayemi O J, Etela I
Department of Animal Science, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Trop Anim Health Prod. 2004 Feb;36(2):157-67. doi: 10.1023/b:trop.0000012104.47814.78.
The suitability of five species of Ficus, F. mucoso, F. thonningii, F. polita, F. religiosa and F. benjamina, for feeding ruminant livestock was studied. The nutritive and antinutritive components were determined and the acceptability of the forages to livestock was assessed using a cafeteria method in 8 adult small ruminants. Also, the degradation potential of the dry matter of the five Ficus species was investigated using 3 fistulated sheep. The crude protein (CP) content of the Ficus species varied significantly (p < 0.05), ranging from 130 to 180 g/kg DM. The content of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) also varied significantly (p < 0.05), ranging from 650 to 710 g/kg DM. The organic matter (OM) contents did not differ significantly (p > 0.05), having a mean value of 916 g/kg DM. The concentrations of tannin, saponin, phytic acid and oxalic acid were low. The acceptability of the forage was similar for four of the species but poor for F. polita. The extent of DM degradation varied significant among the Ficus species, the ranking order being F. benjamina > F. thonningii > F. mucoso > F. religiosa > F. polita.
研究了五种榕属植物，即多脉榕、托宁榕、光滑榕、菩提树和垂叶榕对反刍家畜的适宜性。测定了其营养成分和抗营养成分，并采用自助餐厅法在8只成年小反刍动物中评估了这些饲料对家畜的可接受性。此外，还使用3只装有瘘管的绵羊研究了这五种榕属植物干物质的降解潜力。榕属植物的粗蛋白（CP）含量差异显著（p<0.05），范围为130至180克/千克干物质。中性洗涤纤维（NDF）含量也有显著差异（p<0.05），范围为650至710克/千克干物质。有机质（OM）含量差异不显著（p>0.05），平均值为916克/千克干物质。单宁酸、皂苷、植酸和草酸的浓度较低。其中四种榕属植物饲料的可接受性相似，但光滑榕的可接受性较差。榕属植物中干物质降解程度差异显著，排序为垂叶榕>托宁榕>多脉榕>菩提树>光滑榕。
