Comparison of non-tracer and tracer methods for determination of volatile fatty acid production rate in the rumen of sheep fed on two levels of intake

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 331-340

  Martin, Cécile ^a   Kirstensen, Niels B ^b   Huhtanen, Pekka ^c  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c Animal Production Research   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intake level; Production rate; Rumen; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; HEXANOIC ACID; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; TRACER; VALERIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACID SECRETION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PH; PROTOZOON; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034814599     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/bjn2001386     Document Type: Article

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