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The relationship between DOMD and gas release estimated in vitro using the Reading Pressure Technique system for four maize silages of different maturity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

F.L. Mould ,
T. Smith ,
E. Owen  and
R.H. Phipps
F.L. Mould
Affiliation:
The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT
T. Smith
Affiliation:
The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT
E. Owen
Affiliation:
The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT
R.H. Phipps
Affiliation:
The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading RG6 6AT
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A major criticism of in vitro gas systems is that measurement of nutritionally wasteful products (i.e. CH4 and CO2, either directly from fermentation or indirectly from neutralization of VFA by the bicarbonate buffer) provides little useful information. However, as VFA and gas production are inversely related to microbial biomass yield for any given unit of substrate degraded, it has been suggested (e.g. Getachew et al., 1998) that an estimate of fermentation efficiency or partitioning factor (PF) can be obtained by relating gas production (ml) to the extent of degradation (mg). This study examined the relationship between in vitro DOMD, gas release and PF values using data obtained from an assessment of four maize silages.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1999 , 1999 , pp. 150
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1999

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