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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2017
Added sulphur (S) in the diet of ruminants has an equivocal effect on the ruminal fermentation. For example, Hegarty et al. (1994) reported an increased total VFA concentration in the rumen of sheep fed a high S diet versus those offered a low S diet (<0.25%, DM basis). Moderated high percentages of S (0.4-0.6%) in the diet of sheep have generally had no effects on ruminal VFA and ammonia-nitrogen concentrations (deOliveira et al., 1996). Working with Angora goats, Qi et al. (1992) noted that total ruminal fluid VFA concentration ranged from 76.7 to 79.1 mM and was not affected by added S (0.16-0.4%). There is limited information related to the influence of supplemental S on the metabolic responses in the rumen of Cashmere goat. Therefore, an experiment was conducted with an Iranian native breed of Cashmere producing goat, Raini, to evaluate the metabolic responses in rumen parameters to S supplementation.