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Lignocellulose degradation and subsequent metabolism of lignin fermentation products by the desert black Bedouin goat fed on wheat straw as a single-component diet*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

N. Silanikove  and
A. Brosh
N. Silanikove
Affiliation:
Migal - Galilee Technical Center, Kiryat Shmona 10-200, Israel
A. Brosh
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Organization, Naveh Ya'ar, The Volcani Center, lsrael
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Bedouin goats were fed on wheat straw as a single-component diet under two watering regimens, drinking once daily or once every 4 d, in order to clarify whether lignin-degradation products were absorbed, metabolized and excreted in urine. Acid-soluble lignin accounted for 220 g/kg total lignin, its digestibility was the highest (0.87) and was unaffected by water deprivation. Acid-insoluble lignin accounted for 780 g/kg total lignin and its digestibility increased during water deprivation from 0.21 to 0.41. Alkali-soluble lignin accounted for 320 g/kg total lignin and its digestibility increased during water deprivation from 0.44 to 0.53. Digestibility of structural carbohydrate was considerably higher than that observed in other domesticated ruminants fed on wheat straw. It responded positively to water deprivation, increasing from 0.63 to 0.73 with cellulose and from 0.61 to 0.68 with hemicellulose. The amount of urinary aromatic acids, mainly in the form of hippuric acid, considerably exceeded the potential contribution of any non-lignin component which might affect the excretion of aromatic acids. A considerable percentage (71−76) of the apparently digested lignin was not accounted for as soluble phenolic compounds in faeces or as aromatic acids in urine, and hence was apparently completely metabolized. Lignin is a key substrate which is extensively digested in goats fed on low-quality forage, with subsequent absorption of end-products. This enhanced the availability of structural carbohydrates for fermentation and was associated with excretion of high-energy metabolites in the form of benzoic and hippuric acids.

Keywords

Lignin fermentationLignocelluloseGoats
Type
Rumen Physiology and Digestion
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 62 , Issue 2 , September 1989 , pp. 509 - 520
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1989

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