The potential of tannin from Sonneratia alba fruit in defaunation of rumen protozoa and reducing methane gas production: An approach to increase livestock digestive efficiency

Roni Pazla, Antonius Antonius, Zaitul Ikhlas, Anuraga Jayanegara, Laily Rinda Ardani, Maureen Chrisye Hadiatry, Jumjunidang Jumjunidang, Tri Budiyanti, Firsoni Firsoni, Ardinal Ardinal, Kasma Iswari, Dewi Febrina and Eli Ratni
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Roni Pazla: Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
Antonius Antonius: Research Center for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong, Indonesia
Zaitul Ikhlas: Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
Anuraga Jayanegara: Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia
Laily Rinda Ardani: Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Animal Science, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
Maureen Chrisye Hadiatry: Research Center for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong, Indonesia
Jumjunidang Jumjunidang: Research Center for Horticulture, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong, Indonesia
Tri Budiyanti: Research Center for Horticulture, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong, Indonesia
Firsoni Firsoni: Research Center for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong, Indonesia
Ardinal Ardinal: Research Center for Agroindustry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong, Indonesia
Kasma Iswari: Research Center for Agroindustry, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong, Indonesia
Dewi Febrina: Faculty of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Sultan Syarif Kasim State Islamic University, Pekanbaru, Indonesia
Eli Ratni: Department of Animal Production Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia

Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2025, vol. 70, issue 6, 223-233

Abstract: This research explores the addition of mangrove (Sonneratia alba) fruit to reduce the production of methane and the total population of protozoa. The dosage for adding mangrove fruit is 0% (without addition), 1.5%, 3%, and 4.5% in sugarcane tops-based feed. Results include ruminal product fermentation, gas and methane emissions, total protozoa, microbial protein production, microbial biomass, and nutrient digestibility. The research findings showed that an additional 1.5% to 4.5% dose can reduce methane gas emissions and the total number of protozoa. The total number of protozoa at 4.5% (T3) reached 9.89 × 104 cells/ml and methane gas was 56.1 ml/g DM (dry matter); 8.41 ml/g OM (organic matter). This effect is attributed to the tannin content in mangrove fruit, which exhibits antimicrobial properties. However, increasing doses also reduced nutrient digestibility. The findings suggest that incorporating 1.5-4.5% mangrove (Sonnetaria alba) fruit as a source of tannins causes a positive impact which reduces protozoa populations and methane production without changing the ruminal fermentation product. However, the addition of mangrove fruit in this study caused also reduced nutrient digestibility.

Keywords: anti-nutrition; digestibility; greenhouse gas; ruminal fermentation; sugarcane tops (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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