Present experiment was carried out to study the effects of chemical or physical treatment on the digestibility of barley straw. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The content of NDF and ADF was not different between rice and barley straw. The c...
Present experiment was carried out to study the effects of chemical or physical treatment on the digestibility of barley straw. The results obtained were as follows: 1. The content of NDF and ADF was not different between rice and barley straw. The content of indigestible components (lignin and silica) in barley hull was lower than the barley and rice straw. 2. In vivo dry matter digestibility and TDN value in the alkaline treated barley straw was improved as sodium hydroxide level increased (0%, 2%, 4%). Feeding value of steam-alkaline treated straw was higher than the non-steam alkaline treated straw (Table 3) 3. When molasses and tallow were added in at 10 and 3% respectively to increase the energy content of barely hull 40% base pellet diet, TDN value was comparable with commercially available compound feed (TDN 75.6), but TDN-feed cost relative inlet was 88% of the compound feed. As increasing the level of tallow over 3%, feeding the barley-hull base diet became less favorable due to the poor acceptability.