MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF THE RUMINAL AND OMASAL MUCOSAE TO THE VARIATION IN DIET ENERGY

ABSTRACT The absorption capacity of the rumen responds positively to direct and indirect stimulation by VFA; there is also evidence that the wall of the omasum also responds to these stimuli. To further investigate these reports, we compared the tissue morphologies of rumen and omasum biopsy samples...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo Francisco Lima, João Chrysostomo Resende Júnior, Suely Fátima Costa, João Luiz Pratti Daniel, Tiago Silva Teófilo, Milton Ghedini Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2015-12-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542015000600574&lng=en&tlng=en