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Rumen ciliate protozoa: effects on digestion in the stomach of sheep

D.M. Veira, +2 more
- 01 May 1983 - 
- Vol. 66, Iss: 5, pp 1015-1022
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A large population of ciliates was associated with increases in both rumen ammonia and plasma urea but had a stabilizing effect on ruminal pH, and effects of ciliate protozoa are related to animal performance.
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This article is published in Journal of Dairy Science.The article was published on 1983-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 140 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rumen & Population.

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Factors Affecting the Utilization of ‘Poor-Quality’ Forages by Ruminants Particularly Under Tropical Conditions

TL;DR: The ratio of sugars and starches to fibre in a diet and the timing of urea supplements and the ratio of glucose to starch in a Diet are compared.
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Saponin rich tropical fruits affect fermentation and methanogenesis in faunated and defaunated rumen fluid

TL;DR: This study demonstrated that supplementation with S. saponaria is effective against ruminal methanogenesis, but that this was not exclusively an effect of the associated depression in protozoal count.
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Effects of bacterial direct-fed microbials on ruminal fermentation, blood variables, and the microbial populations of feedlot cattle

TL;DR: Although blood pH and blood glucose were not affected by DFM supplementation, steers fed PE had numerically lower concentrations of blood CO2 than control steers, which is consistent with a reduced risk of metabolic acidosis.
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The effect and mode of action of saponins on the microbial populations and fermentation in the rumen and ruminant production.

TL;DR: There is need for systematic research based on chemical structures of saponins, nutrient composition of diets and their effects on rumen microbial ecosystem to obtain consistent results.
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Effects of alfalfa extract, anise, capsicum, and a mixture of cinnamaldehyde and eugenol on ruminal fermentation and protein degradation in beef heifers fed a high-concentrate diet

TL;DR: The results indicate that at the doses used a mixture of cinnamaldehyde and eugenol, anise oil, and capsicum oil may be useful as modifiers of ruminal microbial fermentation in beef production systems.
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Principles and Procedures of Statistics.

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Effect of ammonia concentration on rumen microbial protein production in vitro

TL;DR: The results suggest that addition of non-protein N supplements to ruminant rations are warranted only if the prevailing concentration of ruminal ammonia is less than 50 mg NH3-N/l ruminal fluid.
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Enzyme method for determination of α-linked glucose polymers in biological materials

TL;DR: In this article, a method was devised in which the specific hydrolysis of starch completely to glucose is achieved by means of an amyloglucosidase, and the contents of α-linked glucose polymers in a number of biological samples were determined.