Nutrient Content and 'In sacco' Degradation of Hydroponic Barley Sprouts Grown Using Nutrient Solution or Tap Water

Title
Nutrient Content and 'In sacco' Degradation of Hydroponic Barley Sprouts Grown Using Nutrient Solution or Tap Water
Publication Date
2010
Author(s)
Dung, Dachung D
Godwin, Ian
Nolan, John V
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7949-950X
Email: jnolan@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:jnolan
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Medwell Journals
Place of publication
Pakistan
DOI
10.3923/javaa.2010.2432.2436
UNE publication id
une:7907
Abstract
A hydroponic nutrient solution was used to raise barley sprouts to compare with sprouts raised using tap water irrigation (two treatments). In both treatments, the sprouts were raised in continuous light in a temperature-controlled room for a period of 7 days. There was no difference (p>0.05) in DM loss after 7 days of sprouting. The DM losses after 7 days of sprouting were 16.4 vs. 13.3% for tap water irrigation and hydroponic nutrient solution, respectively. Sprouts grown with nutrient solution had a higher protein concentration than those grown with tap water irrigation (17.3 vs. 15.9%), respectively. There was however, no difference (p>0.05) in 'in sacco' degradation of sprouts in the rumen of Merino sheep. There was no advantage in the use of nutrient solution for producing hydroponic sprouts compared to sprouting with tap water only. If these sprouts were fed to ruminants, the DM losses would have represented a loss in digestible energy which would otherwise have been available for productive purposes. On a large scale these losses could add to the cost of animal production.
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Citation
Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 9(18), p. 2432-2436
ISSN
1993-601X
1680-5593
Start page
2432
End page
2436

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