Effects of concentrate replacement by feed blocks on ruminal fermentation and microbial growth in goats and single-flow continuous-culture fermenters

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1321-1333

  Molina Alcaide, E ^a   Pascual, M R ^b   Cantalapiedra Hijar, G ^a   Morales Garcia E Y ^a   Martin Garcia A I ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial pellet; Feed block; Goat; Microbial growth; Rumen fermentation; Single flow continuous culture fermenter

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GOATS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 63849324037     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1263     Document Type: Article

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