Post digestion weed seed survival in cattle.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This research aimed to evaluate the impact of ruminant digestion on viability and germination pattern of the seeds of 9 weed species (A. theophrasti, A. myosuroides, A. retroflexus, A. sterilis, C. album, D. stramonium, E. crus-galli, L. multiflorum and S. halepense).

Methods

One hundred seeds of each species were included in nylon bags and exposed to in vitro procedures simulating the rumen fermentation according to an experimental design that considered: 9 weed species, 3 incubation times in the artificial rumen (12, 24 and 48 h), 2 diets (lactating cows, and heifers), 4 replications, plus 4 additional replicas per species with seeds not subjected to the in vitro digestion as a contro

SUBMITTER: Nikolic N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11960749 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature