Utilisation of oil palm fronds as ruminant feed and its effect on fatty acid metabolism

• Main Authors: Abdul Ghani, Ahmad Afifi, Rusli, Nor Dini, Shahudin, Muhammad Syafiq, Goh, Yong Meng, Saad, Mohd Zamri, Ahmad, Hafandi, Abu Hassim, Hasliza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52522/1/01%20JTAS-0850-2015-6thProof.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52522/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2040%20(2)%20May.%202017/01%20JTAS-0850-2015-6thProof.pdf

Inclusion of oil palm fronds (OPF) pellets (200 g kg-1 DM) in a complete animal feed has been found to increase the unsaturated fatty acid content in ruminants. However, given the low-fat content of OPF (21 g kg-1 DM), changes in ruminal fatty acid (FA) metabolism will only result in nutritionally r...