Effects of minerals on feed degradation and protein synthesis by rumen micro-organisms in a dual effluent fermenter. |
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Authors: | L P Broudiscou Y Papon A F Broudiscou |
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Affiliation: | Département de l'élevage et nutrition des animaux, Inra, Paris, France. broudis@clermont.inra.fr |
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Abstract: | In dual outflow continuous fermenters on a 75:25 hay/barley diet, feed degradation and protein synthesis by mixed rumen microbes were tested in relation to the concentrations of HPO4(2-), HCO3- and Cl- and Na+/K+ ratio in artificial saliva, by applying a 16-run Franquart design, and by fitting second-order polynomial models. The HPO4(2-), HCO3-, Cl- concentrations and Na+/K+ ratio ranged from 0.1 to 4 g.L-1, from 0.5 to 7 g.L-1, from 0.1 to 0.5 g.L-1 and from 0.5 to 15 g.g-1, respectively. Buffer salts, particularly HPO4(2-), were the major factors while Cl- concentration had negligible effects on microbial metabolism. Maximal neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre and organic matter degradabilities occurred at intermediate values of HPO4(2-) and HCO3- concentrations. The outflow of microbial protein and the efficiency of microbial protein synthesis, which varied from 26.2 to 37.1 g.N.kg-1 of organic matter truly degraded, reached minima at the centre of the experimental domain. |
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