Effect of monensin supplementation on ruminal and postruminal digestion in sheep and on adaptation of ruminal microbes

Three experiments were conducted to examine the effects of an ionophore, monensin sodium, on digestion in sheep. The first experiment was concerning alterations induced by long-term supplementation and subsequent withdrawal of the ionophore. The diet was a pelleted mixture of 43% native prairie hay,...

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Main Author: Rogers, Michaela G.
Other Authors: Animal Science
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49879