Some quantitative data on the role of the ruminant proventriculi in the digestion and absorption of nitrogen-free organic matter

Fourteen cows and five young bulls were fed with hay uniformly during 10 days. After slaughtering, the ingesta of the abomasum were removed and sampled. From the hay, from the contents of the abomasum, and from the feces lignin, N-free organic matter, and N-free non-lignin organic matter were determ...

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Main Authors: L. Paloheimo, A. Mäkelä, M.-L. Salo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 1955-01-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/71389