Effects of cashew nutshell liquid on milk production and methane emission of dairy cows in a farm condition

Author:

Gaspe R‐Jun Frederick Avelino12ORCID,Obitsu Taketo1ORCID,Sugino Toshihisa1ORCID,Kurokawa Yuzo1ORCID,Kuroki Yuma1

Affiliation:

1. Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life Hiroshima University Higashi‐Hiroshima Japan

2. Agriculture Department Capiz State University Pilar Capiz Philippines

Abstract

AbstractThis study aimed to clarify the efficacy of cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL) in methane emissions, milk production, and rumen fermentation of lactating cows in practical conditions. Ten Holstein lactating cows were used in a free‐stall barn with a milking robot. Two treatments were arranged as control (no CNSL additive, n = 5) or CNSL addition (10 g/day of CNSL, n = 5) for 21 days after the 7‐day preliminary period. A sniffer method was applied to predict daily methane production and methane conversion factor (MCF). In vitro, rumen gas production was also tested using the rumen fluid of individual cows. Daily dry matter intake (DMI), eating time, milk production, and methane production were not affected by the CNSL addition. However, methane production per DMI and MCF were lower (p ≤ 0.01) for the CNSL cows than those for the control cows. Ruminal total volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration and acetate proportion tended to be lower (p < 0.15) for CNSL cows. A tendency to decrease (p < 0.10) in methane was also observed in the in vitro incubation with the rumen fluid obtained from the CNSL cows compared with those from the control cows. These results suggest that adding CNSL to diets could reduce the methane yield of cows in practical conditions.

Funder

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Publisher

Wiley

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