The formation of volatile fatty acids in the rumen contents of cows in vivo and in vitro

On a diet containing fodder sugar beets the proportion of butyric acid in the mixture of the volatile fatty acids of the rumen contents was found to be unusually high. When the rumen contents were incubated at different pH-levels in vitro, it was found that the proportion of butyric acid in the vola...

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Main Authors: Martti Lampila, Ilmari Poijärvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 1959-01-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/71501