Evaluation of chitinous materials as a feed for ruminants
Chitinous products were investigated by in vivo rumen fermentation. Samples of cockroaches, grasshoppers, shrimp shells, crabmeal, and purified chitin were placed in the rumen of fistulated steers. Average rumen solubility (weight loss from a nylon bag) of 66.5. 32.0, 17.4, 35.7, and 21.5%, respecti...
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/91012 |