Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2023, 68(2):72-86 | DOI: 10.17221/124/2022-CJAS


Dietary biochar as a feed additive for increasing livestock performance: A meta-analysis of in vitro and in vivo experimentOriginal Paper

Novia Qomariyah ORCID...1,2, Andi Ella1, Salfina Nurdin Ahmad1, Yenni Yusriani1, Mohammad Miftakhus Sholikin1,2, Tri Rachmanto Prihambodo2,3, Yuli Retnani4, Anuraga Jayanegara2,4, Elizabeth Wina5, Idat G. Permana4
1 Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Research Organization for Agriculture and Food, National Research and Innovation Agency of The Republic of Indonesia (BRIN), Cibinong Sciences Center, Cibinong, Bogor, Indonesia
2 Animal Feed and Nutrition Modelling (AFENUE) Research Group, Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
3 Faculty of Animal Science, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia
4 Department of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
5 Indonesian Research Institute for Animal Production, Bogor, Indonesia

The present study aimed to evaluate the use of biochar as a feed additive on nutrient utilization and livestock performance by employing a meta-analysis method. Various in vitro and in vivo studies regarding the effects of biochar on rumen fermentation, nutrient disappearance, total gas, methane production, microbial population, feed intake, growth performance, blood constituents, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen retention were tabulated in a database. Data were analysed using the mixed model method in which the different studies were considered as random effects while the biochar addition was treated as a fixed effect. The addition of biochar reduced methane production (quadratic pattern; P < 0.05), but increased the total gas production (P < 0.001). Addition of biochar decreased (quadratic pattern; P < 0.05) volatile fatty acids and acetic acid in the in vitro rumen fermentation data. In the in vivo data, a reduction in feed conversion ratio (quadratic pattern; P < 0.05), as well as a reduction (P < 0.05) in the feed intake parameters of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, and neutral detergent fibre were observed with biochar addition. Ammonia production and propionic acid tended to increase linearly (P < 0.05) with the biochar supplementation. The biochar supplementation increased (P < 0.05) the nutrient digestibility (dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fibre) and nitrogen retention. In conclusion, biochar supplementation of ruminant diet modulates rumen fermentation by increasing propionic acid but decreasing methane emissions, and enhances livestock performance by increasing nutrient digestibility, growth performance as well as nitrogen retention.

Keywords: modelling; pyrolysis; rumen; supplement

Received: August 5, 2022; Accepted: January 12, 2023; Published: February 23, 2023  Show citation

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Dietary biochar as a feed additive for increasing livestock performance: A meta-analysis of in vitro and in vivo experiment. Czech J. Anim. Sci. 2023;68(2):72-86. doi: 10.17221/124/2022-CJAS.
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