Potential Nutritive Value and Anti-Methanogenic Potential of Pomegranate Peel for Sheep

Authors : İnan GÜVEN, Adem KAMALAK, Çağrı Özgür ÖZKAN

Pages : 387-391

Doi:10.47115/bsagriculture.1151991

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Publication Date : 2022-10-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the current experiment was to determine potential nutritive value and anti-methanogenic potential of pomegranate peels obtained from 12 different pomegranate fruits in Turkiye. There are significant variations among pomegranate peel insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PP); samples in terms of chemical composition, gas production, methane production, metabolisable energy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ME); and organic matter digestibility insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OMD);. The crude ash insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CA);, ether extract insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EE);, crude protein insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CP);, neutral detergent fiber insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NDF);, acid detergent fiber insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ADF); and condensed tannin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CT); contents of PP samples ranged from 2.99 to 4.72%, 2.11 to 5.25 %, 2.53 and 6.36%, 20.79 to 27.29%, 11.71 and 17.96%, 0.79 to 3.39% respectively. Gas production and CH4 production of PP samples ranged from 41.07 to 57.22, 5.29 and 7.87 respectively whereas percentage of CH4 ranged from 12.51 and 14.03%. The ME and OMD of PP samples ranged from 7.92 to 10.84 MJ/kg and 54.43 to 68.95% respectively. Although PP samples studied in the current experiment have the low CH4 reduction potentials, the CP contents of PP samples are not sufficient to meet minimum level of CP requirement for sheep. Therefore protein supplementation is required for optimum rumen function and feed intake in ruminant animals when large amount of PP samples were included into ruminant diets. However before large implication, there is a need for in vivo experiment to test the mitigating effect of PP samples.
Keywords : Pomegranate peel, Chemical composition, Digestibility, Methane production