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Use of the rumen simulation technique (rusitec) to provide micro-organisms for assessing the rate of fermentation. in vitro, of forages.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

J H T Barbi ,
E Owen  and
M K Theodorou
J H T Barbi
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading, Berks RG2 2AT
E Owen
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Earley Gate, PO Box 236, Reading, Berks RG2 2AT
M K Theodorou
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3EB
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In vitro forage-digestion techniques, such as Tilley & Terry (1963) and the recent Pressure Transducer Technique (PTT) of Theodorou et al (1992), rely on rumen-fistulated animals to provide the microbial inoculum. The present study aimed to minimise reliance on rumen-fistulated animals by using the vessel or effluent fluids from the in vitro rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC) of Czerkawski & Breckenridge (1977) as sources of inocula for assessing rate of fermentation of forages using the PTT. A previous study (Owen et al 1991) demonstrated the feasibility of using RUSITEC effluent as a source of micro-organisms for the Tilley and Terry (1963) technique.

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Ruminant Metabolism
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 172
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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