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Ruminal ammonia formation in relation to the protein requirement of sheep: III. Ruminal ammonia formation with various diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

E. F. Annison
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
Margaret I. Chalmers
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
S. B. M. Marshall
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire
R. L. M. Synge
Affiliation:
The Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire

Extract

1. Ruminal ammonia concentrations were measured in sheep receiving basal diets of hay and meals with various supplementary sources of protein. Ammonia production from groundnut meal was great and from maize products slight. Herring meal behaved in an intermediate way.

2. The extent of ammonia production from a given amount of protein-rich material was decreased when the amount of starch or cereal meal fed at the same time was increased.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1954

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