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Effect of 9,10-Anthraquinone on rumen methane production as studied in vitro and in vivo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

V. Fievez ,
B. Vlaeminck ,
W. Steinberg ,
I. Immig  and
D. Demeyer
V. Fievez*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, Ghent University, Proefhoevestraat 10, 9090 Melle, Belgium
B. Vlaeminck
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, Ghent University, Proefhoevestraat 10, 9090 Melle, Belgium
W. Steinberg
Affiliation:
Roche Vitamines France, VFAR-CRNA, Boulevard d’Alsace, 68305 Saint-Louis Cedex, France
I. Immig
Affiliation:
Roche Vitamins AG., VMA, Bldg. 241/834, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
D. Demeyer
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, Ghent University, Proefhoevestraat 10, 9090 Melle, Belgium
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In vitro supplementation of 0.05% [on a substrate basis (wt/wt)] - but not of 0.01% - of 9,10-Anthraquinone (AQ) inhibited rumen methanogenesis, reduced total volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations and molar proportions of acetate (Acet), increased proportions of propionate (Prop) and butyrate (But) and resulted sometimes in H2 accumulation (Garcia-Lopez et al., 1996). In vivo administration of high amounts of AQ [5% on a substrate basis (wt/wt)] to lambs depressed CH4 and increased H2 concentrations in ruminal gases during the complete 19 days of administration, whereas original concentrations were re-installed within 6 days after the removal of AQ from the diet (Kung et al., 1996). In this experiment we aimed to study the dose effect of AQ on in vitro rumen fermentation and modifications to rumen fermentation when administering 0.05% of AQ in vivo.

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Cattle Nutrition
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 122
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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