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Use of the gas production technique to investigate responses of supplementing low quality forages. 1. In vitro interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

C. D. Wood ,
A. H. Murray ,
A. R. Moss  and
D. I. Givens
C. D. Wood
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Institute, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB
A. H. Murray
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Institute, Chatham Maritime, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB
A. R. Moss
Affiliation:
ADAS, Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences Dairy Research Centre, Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9RQ
D. I. Givens
Affiliation:
ADAS, Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences Dairy Research Centre, Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9RQ
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Nitrogen-deficient fibrous crop residues are widely used as basal diets in less developed countries, particularly in dry seasons when alternative foods are often in short supply. One approach to improving animal performance on crop residue based diets is to include a supplement of improved quality food to provide fermentable protein and energy. There are no established in vitro methods for investigating interactions between foods but the in vitro gas production method shows promise in this regard (Prasad et al., 1994). This paper describes the interactions observed in vitro; an accompanying paper (Murray et al., 1998) describes in vivo responses to supplementation and relationships between in vitro and in vivo data.

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. 92 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1998

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