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Direct estimation of the extent of contamination of food residues by microbial matter after incubation within synthetic fibre bags in the rumen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. C. Mathers  and
Elisabeth M. Aitchison
J. C. Mathers
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DX
Elisabeth M. Aitchison
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3DX
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The artificial fibre bag technique has been widely used in studies of forage dry-matter digestibility (Van Keuren & Heinemann, 1962) and of the release of a range of plant constituents during fermentation in the rumen (Playne, McLeod & Dekker, 1972). More recently, the technique has been promoted as a simple means of estimating the rate and extent of food protein degradability in the rumen (θrskov & Mehrez, 1977; Mathers, Horton & Miller, 1977).

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Short Note
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 96 , Issue 3 , June 1981 , pp. 691 - 693
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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