The Influence of Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) on In vitro Rumen Fermentation Patterns
Mohammad Ebrahim Nooriyan Soroor, Mohammad Mahdi Moeini
Annual Research & Review in Biology · pp. 54–63 · Published 9 Sep 2014
10.9734/ARRB/2015/12495Abstract
This study was carried out to assess the effect of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) on the in vitro rumen ecosystem of sheep. Rumen fluid was obtained from three male sheep with fistula and mixed with 0, 30, and 60 mg ginger plus a substrate which represented the basic diet of alfalfa hay and barley in a ratio of 70:30 which had been given to the sheep used in this study. In the experiments the ginger/substrate mixtures were incubated for intervals of 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, 24, 36, and 72 h. A completely randomized design (CRD) was performed with four replicates per each treatment. The in vitro gas production (IVGP), methane emission, in vitro organic matter degradability (IVOMD), ammonia (NH3-N) concentration, partitioning factor (PF), microbial mass (MM), volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations and protozoan population were measured. The results showed that 60 mg ginger supplement significantly improved the potential gas production (Linear (L); P<0.001). Cumulative gas production was also increased after 72 h (L; P<0.031). Methane production decreased by the addition of 30 and 60 mg of ginger compared with the control (Control vs ginger; P=0.012). The NH3-N concentration linearly declined in the presence of ginger (L; P=0.000). Total VFA concentrations were not influenced, but the acetate to propionate ratio declined (L; P≤ 0.05) and the branched fatty acids increased (L, P<0.01). The antiprotozoal activity was improved by ginger treatments especially on the Entodiniinae subfamily population (L, P= 0.028) (Control vs ginger; P=0.026). Based on this study, it seems ginger supplementation could improve ruminal fluid fermentation due to NH3-N reduction, reduce methane losses and cause beneficial changes in protozoal population.
Cited by 12
Ogunbosoye Dupe Olufunke, A. Isaac, Raji Akeem Olayemi · Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology · 2026
Montaser Elsayed Ali, Sulaiman A. Alsalama, S. Al-Thubyani · Veterinary World · 2024
T. O. Faniyi, O. Oyatokun · Fermentation · 2021
Faizul Hassan, Zhen-Hua Tang, H. Ebeid · PeerJ · 2021
M. Iyere, M. Bamikole, U. J. Ikhatua · Nigerian Journal of Animal Production · 2020
M. I. Okoruwa, E. O. Aidelomon · 2020
T. O. Faniyi, Ê. Prates, M. K. Adewumi · 2016
M. Nassar · International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology · 2020
Al-Azazi · 2018
Tannaz Talebi, Jamal Seifdavati, Farzad Mirzaei Aghjeh Qeshlagh · Research on Animal Production · 2023
Related research
- Comparative Study of Antibacterial Effects of Curcuma longa Linn. and Zingiber officinale Rosc. Rhizomes — shares topic coverage
- Biochemical Composition of Two Zinziberaceae: Ginger (Zingiber officinale roscoe) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa) — shares topic coverage
- Inhibitory Effects of Phenolic Monomers on Methanogenesis in Anaerobic Digestion — shares topic coverage
- A Preliminary Estimation on Carbon Footprint of Raw Water from the Reservoirs for Domestic Use in Taiwan — shares topic coverage
- In vitro Effect of Increasing Levels of Natuzyme® on Fermentation Responses of Corn Silage Based Diet — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
12
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.