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The affect of rumen fluid collection time on its fermentative capacity and the stability of rumen conditions in sheep fed a constant diet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

J.S. Payne ,
A.R. Hamersley ,
J.C. Milligan  and
J.A. Huntington
J.S. Payne
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK
A.R. Hamersley
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK
J.C. Milligan
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK
J.A. Huntington
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK
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One of the sources of variation in the in vitro gas production (GP) technique (Theodorou et al., 1994) is the inoculum source that is used. The time of rumen fluid collection in relation to the feeding time of the donor animals could greatly affect the microbial activity and hence fermentative capacity of the inoculum. This study was carried out to quantify both within day and between day variation in rumen fermentative capacity.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2002 , 2002 , pp. 165
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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Theodorou, M.J., Williams, B.A., Dhanoa, M.S., McAllan, A.B. and France, J. 1994. A simple gas production method using a pressure transducer to determine the fermentation kinetics of ruminant feeds. Animal feed science and technology. 48 185–197.Google Scholar