Vol. 11, Special Issue 4 (2022)

Author(s):
A Abinaya, Pasupathi Karu, R Karunakaran and Cecilia Joseph

Abstract:
Four different therapeutic diets viz., T₁ (control - 15.7% CP and 4.09% CF) T₂, T₃ and T₄ of high protein (21.90% CP) high fibre (11.28% CF), high protein (21.73% CP) medium fibre (8.23% CF), and control diet supplemented with choline chloride (15.72% CP and 3.99% CF) were prepared and subjected to in vitro enzymatic hydrolysis and in vitro fermentation characteristics, in which in vitro dry matter digestibility and gas production were estimated. The dry matter digestibility was significantly higher (p<0.05) in T₁ (84.30 ± 0.97) and T₄ (84.80 ± 0.41). Gas production were significantly higher in T₂ (16.82 ± 0.88 ml/g DM) followed by T₃ (10.76 ± 0.64) was observed. The overall DM digestibility of all the diets was more than 75%, which showed overall higher digestibility of all nutrients in the prepared therapeutic diets.