Effect of different levels of sago palm pith (SPP) as energy source on nutrient utilization and
rumen fermentation characteristics of Thai native cattle were studied. Four ruminally
fistulated bulls with average body weight (BW) of 263 ± 10 kg were randomly assigned
according to a 4X4 Latin Square Design. Plicatulum hay was offered to each animal ad
libitum with 0.5 kg/h/d of soybean meal. The treatments were SPP supplementation at 0, 0.25,
0.50 and 0.75% of BW (T
1, T
2, T
3 and T
4
, respectively). Based on this experiment, the total
DM and OM intake were not significantly different between T2, T
3 and T
4
, but all were
significantly different (P