EFFECT OF SOME SEED SPROUTING ON SOME HAYS USING SALINE WATER ON THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE PRODUCT

Abstract

This work was con, ducted to study the effect of Egyptian clover seed etiolated sprouts and barley grain etiolated sprouts mixture with wheat, Egyptian clover, faba bean and rice hays using tap and saline water to improve fodder value. Hays were used as media to etiolated sprouts of barley and clover with three seeding densities (10, 20 and 30 g seed / 100g hays). Growing conditions of the system produced between 12.79 to 38.38 kg of fresh fodder and 3.18 to 9.10 kg of dry fodder in 4 days from one kilogram of raw barley grains compared to 13.22 to 38.46 kg of fresh clover fodder and 3.17 to 9.46 kg of dry clover fodder in 4 days from one kilogram of raw clover seeds. The dry fodder per unit seed volume (kg / kg seed) decreased with increasing seed density, Since hays were decreased with increasing seed density but the nutrient content of the fodder especially protein was increased. Barley and clover etiolated sprouts improved quality of hays fodder from faba bean, clover, rice and wheat crop. Lipid, protein and total energy content were increased with increasing barley and clover seeding density while crude fiber was decreased. In vitro dry matter digestibility (IN-VDMD) was decreased with decreasing seed density especially with rice hays (39.92 and 40.57 for barley and clover respectively) and increased with increasing seeding density especially barley grain with faba bean hays (74.77) and clover seed with clover hays (76.28). Fiber fraction (Neutral detergent fiber NDF, Acid detergent fiber ADF, Acid detergent lignin ADL), cellulose and lignin percentage were decreased with increasing seeding density of barley and clover seed, Relative feed value (RFV) was increased with increasing seed density for barley and clover grown on faba bean, clover, rice and wheat hays. Data was more pronounced for increased clover seed density.