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Study of gas production capacity by three sources of inocula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

L. M. B. O. Gonçalves  and
A. E. S. Borba
L. M. B. O. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
University of the Azores, Departament of Agrarian Sciences, Animal Nutrition, 9700 Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal
A. E. S. Borba
Affiliation:
University of the Azores, Departament of Agrarian Sciences, Animal Nutrition, 9700 Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal
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Summary

The capacity for gas production by three sources of inocula was evaluated at the University of the Azores between 1993 and 1994. The sources were: liquor from the rumen of sheep and slaughtered cattle and a suspension of sheep faeces. The highest gas production was observed in the liquor obtained from sheep rumen. Lower production(p ≤ 0·05) was observed in the rumen liquor obtained from slaughtered cattle, and the lowest results (p ≤ 0·05) were obtained with the suspension of faeces from sheep.

Type
Animals
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 127 , Issue 4 , December 1996 , pp. 511 - 515
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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