Can ruminal inoculum from slaughtered cattle replace inoculum from cannulated cattle for feed evaluation research?

The objective was to test the hypothesis that ruminal inoculum obtained from slaughtered cattle can replace inoculum from cannulated cattle in trials evaluating animal feedstuffs through in vitro gas production and digestibility. Five adult Holstein × Zebu steers with ruminal cannula were used to co...

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Main Authors: Henry Daniel Ruiz Alba, Ronaldo Lopes Oliveira, Silvana Teixeira de Carvalho, Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Ossival Lolato Ribeiro, Nilton Guedes do Nascimento Júnior, Marcondes Dias Freitas, Leilson Rocha Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2018-08-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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pH
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/30629