Effects of the Thyme Extract on the Ruminal Methane Production

Authors

  • Kamal Mirzadeh Ahari Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
  • Ramin Salamatdoustnobar Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
  • Naser Maheri-Sis Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
  • Abolfazl Gorbani Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
  • Ali Halimi Shabestari Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
  • Ali Noshadi Department of Animal Science, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran
  • Hossien Samadi National Iranian Gas Company, East Azerbaijan Province, Shabestar Center, Iran
  • Jafar Salimi Nezhad National Iranian Gas Company, East Azerbaijan Province, Shabestar Center, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2011.1146.1148

Keywords:

Ether extract, methane, methanol, thyme

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to study the effects of Thyme Methanol Extract (TME), on rumen methanogenesis in vitro. Different levels (0, 0.25 and 0.5 mL) of TME were incubated for 2, 4, 12, 16, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h in diluted ruminal fluid with a 100% forage diet (alfalfa) to evaluate their effects on rumen methane production. This experiment was carried out based on Complete Random Design (CRD) with three treatments and three replicates. Treatment A is 0 mL of TME and diet (control), Treatment B is 0.25 mL of TME and diet and Treatment C is 0.5 mL TME and diet. Result indicated that the methanol extract of thyme (0.25 and 0.50 mL) reduced methane production in all of the incubation times without 2 h (p<0.05).

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Published

15.11.2011

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 12 (2011)

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Research Article

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How to Cite

Ahari, K. M., Salamatdoustnobar, R., Maheri-Sis, N., Gorbani, A., Shabestari, A. H., Noshadi, A., Samadi, H., & Nezhad, J. S. (2011). Effects of the Thyme Extract on the Ruminal Methane Production. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 10(12), 1146–1148. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2011.1146.1148

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