Evaluation of a Method of Measuring Fermentation Rates and Net Growth of Rumen Microorganisms
AUTOR(ES)
el-Din, Manal Zaki
RESUMO
The method of el-Shazly and Hungate for measuring gas production in rumen contents was slightly modified and used throughout this investigation. The variation in the fermentation rates due to samples collected separately from a sheep fed on hay was less than 2%. When samples obtained through a stomach tube were compared with samples collected through the rumen fistula, the variation was about 3%. The rates of gas and acid production were approximately similar in samples obtained from the rumen at the same time when no sodium bicarbonate was added. During in vitro incubation of whole ruminal contents, there was a highly significant correlation between the net growth rate values (obtained by using fermentation capacity as an index) and the change in concentration of viable rumen bacteria or total ciliate protozoa.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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