| This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Eucalyptus (E. Camaldulensis) leaf meal (ELM) supplementation on voluntary feed intake, ruminal ecology and microbial protein synthesis of swamp buffaloes fed with rice straw. In this, ruminally fistulated swamp buffaloes with initial body weight of 321± 23 kg were randomly assigned according to a 4 x 4 Latin square design. The dietary treatments were different levels of ELM supplementation and were as follows: T1= 0 g ELM/hd/d; T2 = 40 g ELM/hd/d; T3 = 80 g ELM/hd/d; T4 = 120 g ELM/hd/d. Experimental animals were kept in individual pens, concentrates were offered at 0.3%BW and rice straw was fed ad libitum. These results revealed that voluntary feed intake were similar among treatments. Ruminal pH,... |
