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Nutritional Values and In Vitro Fermentation Characteristics of 29 Different Chinese Herbs

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  • Lichun Xiao

    (Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
    College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China
    These authors have contributed equally to this work.)

  • Siyu Yi

    (Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
    College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China
    These authors have contributed equally to this work.)

  • Md. Abul Kalam Azad

    (Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China)

  • Mingqian Huang

    (Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
    College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China)

  • Xiaoquan Guo

    (College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, China)

  • Xiangfeng Kong

    (Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutritional Physiology and Metabolic Process, Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China
    College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China)

Abstract

The present study evaluated the nutritional values and in vitro fermentation characteristics of 29 different Chinese herbs in order to develop effective feed additives for livestock nutrition. The Chinese herbs were analyzed for their chemical composition. The in vitro fermentation characteristics were evaluated using the gas production technique with swine cecal chyme inoculum. The results showed that the Allium tuberosum Rottl (Semen allii tuberosi , SAT) had the highest gross energy (GE), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), and total amino acid (TAA) contents, whereas Anemones raddeanae Rhizoma (Agstache rugosus , AR) had the highest crude fiber, neutral detergent fiber, and acid detergent fiber contents compared with the other Chinese herbs. The Rhus chinensis Mill ( Chinese gall , CG), Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl ( Radix scrophulariae , RS), Punica granatum L (Punica granatum L , PGL), Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz ( White atractylodes rhizome, WAR), Sanguisorbae radix ( Garden burnet, GB) , Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge ( Rhizoma anemarrhenaw , RA), and Rhei radix Et Rhizoma (Rheum officinale, RO) had a higher non-fiber carbohydrate content than the other Chinese herbs. The in vitro fermentation kinetic analysis showed that the RS, WAR, and RA had a higher gas production, a theoretical gas production, and a fractional rate of gas production than the other groups. Furthermore, the RA, WAR, RS, and Crataegi fructus (Crataegus pinnatifida Bun , CPB) had a higher total short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) concentration, and CPB had the highest acetate concentration, whereas the WAR and RS had higher propionate and butyrate concentrations than the other groups. Moreover, the Isatis indigotica Fort (Folium isatidis, FI) and SAT had higher ammonia-N concentration than the other groups. In summary, among the 29 different Chinese herbs, the SAT had the highest nutritional value, which is reflected in the highest contents of GE, CP, EE, and TAA, whereas the RA, WAR, and RS showed better intestinal fermentation profiles, which is reflected in the higher fermentation degree and suitable SCFAs fermentation pattern. These findings provide a theoretical basis for using Chinese herbs as feed additives or microbial carbon sources in the intestines of animals.

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  • Lichun Xiao & Siyu Yi & Md. Abul Kalam Azad & Mingqian Huang & Xiaoquan Guo & Xiangfeng Kong, 2022. "Nutritional Values and In Vitro Fermentation Characteristics of 29 Different Chinese Herbs," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-18, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:12:y:2022:i:9:p:1285-:d:895009
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