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The effects of inoculum concentration and method of inoculation on the gas production profile of high temperature dried grass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J. A. Huntington  and
D. I. Givens
J. A. Huntington
Affiliation:
Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences, ADAS Dairy Research Centre, Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9RQ, United Kingdom
D. I. Givens
Affiliation:
Feed Evaluation and Nutritional Sciences, ADAS Dairy Research Centre, Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9RQ, United Kingdom
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The gas production (GP) technique, (e.g. Theodorou et al., 1994; Cone, 1994) is increasingly used as an indirect measure of substrate fermentability in the rumen. However, there are few data concerning the effects of making changes to the various integral steps of the GP procedure. This study investigated the effects of inoculum concentration and method of inoculation on the GP profile of high temperature dried grass (HTDG).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 192
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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Present address: Harper Adams Agricultural College, Newport, Shropshire

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