[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "IN SITU RUMEN DEGRADATION KINETICS AND IN VITRO GAS PRODUCTION OF SEED, WHOLE PLANT AND STOVER OF CHENOPODIUM QUINOA",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Barros-Rodríguez",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "M",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "O",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "R",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "J",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "C",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "J",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2018]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "28",
  "issue": "1",
  "page": "327-331",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>The nutritional content,&nbsp;<em>in situ&nbsp;</em>rumen degradation of seeds, whole plant and stover of&nbsp;<em>Chenopodium quinoa</em>, as well as, their effect on&nbsp;<em>in vitro</em>&nbsp;gas production and rumen protozoa were evaluated. Six bulls (male castrated) with 412.3 &plusmn; 35.23 kg average body weight and fitted with rumen cannula were used. Treatments were: seeds (SEQ), whole plant (WPQ) and stover (SQ) of&nbsp;<em>C. quinoa</em>. The SEQ showed higher CP and gross energy (P &lt;0.05) content and lower fiber content than WPQ and SQ. Rumen degradation (97% DM, 89% CP and 80% NDF) and&nbsp;<em>in vitro</em>&nbsp;digestibility of DM and CP (80 and 88% respectively) were higher for SEQ (P &lt;0.05) than WPQ and SQ.&nbsp;<em>In vitro</em>&nbsp;gas production was 98 ml/0.5 mg fermented DM lower in SEQ and WPQ than SQ (P = 0.0001). However fermentation rate was higher for SEQ and WPQ. The protozoa count was lower in SEQ (P = 0.0001). Seeds of&nbsp;<em>C. quinoa</em> and whole quinoa plant can be incorporated into the diet of ruminants because their good chemical composition, reduced protozoa and high rumen digestion.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-39"
}]