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Inocula differences affect in vitro gas production kinetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

D. R. Mertens ,
P. J. Weimer  and
G. M. Waghorn
D. R. Mertens
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
P. J. Weimer
Affiliation:
USDA-ARS, US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
G. M. Waghorn
Affiliation:
AgResearch Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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The kinetics of gas production during ruminal fermentation may provide valuable information about foods that can be used to formulate diets and model animal responses. However, measurement of digestion kinetics is affected by methodology and techniques must be established that provide accurate and precise estimates of kinetic parameters. Because gas production measurements provide the opportunity to estimate the digestion kinetics of both soluble and insoluble matter in foods, it would be desirable to use this technique on a wide variety of forages, grains, supplements, and by-product foods. Applying an in vitro technique to such a wide variety of substrates raises questions about the type of inoculum that should be used. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effects of donor animal and its diet on the measurement of gas production kinetics using both forage and concentrate substrates.

Type
In vitro techniques for measuring rumen microbial activity
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 22: In vitro techniques for measuring nutrient supply to ruminants , 1998 , pp. 95 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1998

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