Effects of Dilution Rate on Fermentation Characteristics of Feeds With Different Carbohydrate Composition Incubated in the Rumen Simulation Technique (RUSITEC)

This study investigated the impact of carbohydrate source and fluid passage rate (dilution rate) on ruminal fermentation characteristics and microbial crude protein (MCP) formation. Three commonly used feeds (barley grain [BG], beet pulp [BP], and soybean hulls [SBH]), which differ considerably in t...

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Main Authors: Friederike Pfau, Martin Hünerberg, Karl-Heinz Südekum, Gerhard Breves, Marcus Clauss, Jürgen Hummel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Animal Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2021.715142/full