Tithonia diversifolia Improves In Vitro Rumen Microbial Synthesis of Sheep Diets without Changes in Total Gas and Methane Production

S Pérez-Márquez, VS Ovani, PMT Lima, ÂMQ Lana… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Among the alternatives identified as capable of making livestock farming a more efficient
activity and reducing its environmental impact, the use of feeds with high digestibility and the …

Ruminant Grazing Lands in the Tropics: Silvopastoral Systems and Tithonia diversifolia as Tools with Potential to Promote Sustainability

AM Krüger, PMT Lima, V Ovani, S Pérez-Marquéz… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Food security, sustainability of food production, and greenhouse gas (GHG) production of
ruminant livestock are topics that generate scrutiny and debates worldwide. In a scenario of …

[PDF][PDF] Variabilidad fenotípica y composición fitoquímica de Tithonia diversifolia A. Gray para la producción animal sostenible

JE Rivera, J Chará, JF Gómez-Leyva… - … Research for Rural …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Tithonia diversifolia ha llamado la atención en diferentes campos de la investigación más
allá de la producción pecuaria, incluyendo su potencial de adaptación, producción vegetal …

Intensive silvopastoral systems: economics and contribution to climate change mitigation and public policies

J Chará, J Rivera, R Barahona, E Murgueitio R… - … conservation and food …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Intensive Silvopastoral Systems (ISPS) are agroforestry arrangements that combine
high-density cultivation of fodder shrubs (4000–40,000 plants ha− 1) with improved tropical …

Tithonia diversifolia as a Supplementary Feed for Dairy Cows

RS Ribeiro, SA Terry, JP Sacramento, SR Silveira… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of Tithonia diversifolia as a
supplementary forage on dairy cow performance and methane production. Nine lactating …

Effect of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray intake on in vivo methane (CH4) emission and milk production in dual-purpose cows in the Colombian Amazonian …

JE Rivera, G Villegas, J Chará… - Translational animal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The inclusion of Tithonia diversifolia in pasture-based diets is a promising alternative to
increase bovine productivity, due to its chemical composition and wide adaptation, but there …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of feeding supplements of almond hulls and ensiled citrus pulp on the milk production, milk composition, and methane emissions of dairy cows

SRO Williams, AV Chaves, MH Deighton… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Almond hulls and citrus pulp have been fed to dairy cows with variable responses for milk
production, but no information exists on their effect on enteric methane emissions. This …

[PDF][PDF] Improving rumen fermentation characteristics and nutrient digestibility by increasing rumen degradable protein in ruminant feed using Tithonia diversifolia and …

RM Sari, M Zain, N Jamarun, RWS Ningrat, Elihasridas… - 2022 - ijvets.com
The aim of this research was to discover the effect of increasing rumen degradable protein in
ruminant diet using Tithonia diversifolia and Leucaena leucocephala on rumen fermentation …

Effect of different genotypes of Tithonia diversifolia on fermentation of feed mixtures with Urochloa brizantha cv. Marandú

J Rivera, J Chará, J Arango… - Crop and Pasture …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Tithonia diversifolia (Mexican sunflower) is a shrub used for animal feed that has
outstanding agronomic and chemical characteristics. Its potential to modify the dynamics of …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro methane production from silages based on Cenchrus purpureus mixed with Tithonia diversifolia in different proportions

MAH González, OLM Mogollón… - Acta Scientiarum …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Climate change (CC) affects food production, mainly those based on livestock systems.
Producers must identify adaptation strategies to ensure the production, during periods of …