Effects of defaunation on fermentation characteristics and biotin balance in an artificial rumen-simulation system (RUSITEC) receiving diets with different amounts and types of cereal

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-104

  Abel, Hansjoerg ^a   Schroder B ^a   Lebzien, P ^b   Flachowsky, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotin; Protozoa; RUSITEC

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOTIN; METHANE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; GRAIN; GRASS; HAY; MAIZE; MALE; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; RUMINANT STOMACH; SIMULATION; VITAMIN METABOLISM; WHEAT;

ACETATES; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; BUTYRATES; CEREALS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POACEAE; PROPIONATES; PROTOZOA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RUMEN; VALERATES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32844472514     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20051607     Document Type: Article

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