Volatile basic nitrogen measurement in digesta using a Berthelot reaction in automated Skalar instrumentation
The undigested nitrogenous fraction entering the hindgut of chickens is further metabolized by microbiota present producing volatile basic metabolites including amines and ammonia (NH3). Ammonia increases pH and may result in overgrowth of Clostridium perfringens further producing toxic metabolites...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Animal Nutrition |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654520300093 |