Effect of Mid-Term Dietary Administration of the Caesalpinia coriaria Extract on the Sustainable Mitigation of Equine Fecal Methane, Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Sulfide Production.
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the dietary administration of the Caesalpinia coriaria (CC) extract for 30 days on in vitro fecal greenhouse gases production. Fecal samples, as inoculums, were collected from horses given daily 0- (Fecal 0), 60- (Fecal 60) and 120- (Fecal 60) mL CC aqueous extract per animal. The extract dose was mixed with the morning feeding diet at 6:00 h for each horse. During incubation, 0-, 0.6-, 1.2- and 1.8-mL CC extracts were added to the basal diet which was fed to horses (as subtract) and evaluated with each fecal type. Feces from the horses given no CC extract produced the lowest (P = .0014) methane while the fecal from horses given CC produced more methane . It was also observed that all CC doses linearly (P = .0457) produced more methane than the control. Furthermore, Fecal 0 was more efficient and produced less methane for every unit of metabolizable energy, organic matter, and short chain fatty acids while Fecal 60 was the least efficient. Production of HS showed that feces of equine orally give 60 mL/day CC produced the highest while Fecal 0 and Fecal 120 were similar. Fecal type x dose showed that 0 mL/g DM produced the highest HS while 1.8 mL/g DM produced the lowest. Thus, based on gas production, HS, CO and CH, feeding horses with 60 mL/day of CC with or without 0.6 mL/g DM of CC extract is recommended for the sustainable mitigation of greenhouse gases emission in horses.
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Publication Date: 2022-05-21 PubMed ID: 35609736DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104021Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research investigated the impacts of a dietary supplement, Caesalpinia coriaria (CC), on equine emissions of greenhouse gases. Findings suggest that feeding horses with 60 ml of CC extract per day could feasibly reduce levels of harmful emissions.
Objective of the Study
- The study was conducted to examine the effect of the Caesalpinia coriaria (CC) extract when administered in different quantities to horses on their greenhouse gas emissions.
Methodology
- The method involved collecting fecal samples from horses that were administered varying doses – 0, 60, and 120 ml doses – of the CC aqueous extract along with their morning diet.
- During the incubation period, further CC extracts in 0, 0.6, 1.2, and 1.8 ml doses were added to the basal diet given to horses. This was then evaluated in correlation with each type of fecal sample.
Findings
- It was found that fecal samples from the horses not given any CC extract produced the least amount of methane while those given the CC extract produced more methane.
- An upward linear relationship was also noted denoting that all CC doses progressively produced more methane than the control group.
- The undesirable outcome was the emission pattern of hydrogen sulfide (HS). Fecal samples from the horses fed with 60 ml/day CC produced the highest HS, while that from Fecal 0 and Fecal 120 were quite similar.
- Considering these, it was inferred that feeding the horses with 60 ml/day of CC, with or without 0.6 ml/g DM of CC extract, should lessen the emission of harmful greenhouse gases from horses.
Implications and Recommendations
- The study’s findings lend valuable insight into sustainable equine management strategies. The study recommends using a specific dosage of CC, a dietary supplement, to reduce the production and emission of harmful emissions.
- This could prove significantly beneficial from an environmental conservation standpoint.
Cite This Article
APA
Acosta JAD, Elghandour MMMY, Mariezcurrena-Berasain MD, Adegbeye MJ, Fajemisin AN, Pliego AB, Salem AZM.
(2022).
Effect of Mid-Term Dietary Administration of the Caesalpinia coriaria Extract on the Sustainable Mitigation of Equine Fecal Methane, Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Sulfide Production.
J Equine Vet Sci, 115, 104021.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2022.104021 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México.
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México.
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México.
- Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
- Department of Animal Production and Health, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México.
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México. Electronic address: asalem70@yahoo.com.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Caesalpinia
- Carbon Monoxide
- Feces
- Greenhouse Gases
- Horses
- Hydrogen
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- Methane
Citations
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