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The effect of carbohydrate supplementation of grass silage on rumen microbial protein synthesis using rumen simulation continuous culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J.W. Joo ,
W.J. Maeng ,
J.E. Cockburn ,
A.B. McAllan ,
H. Park  and
N.D. Scollan
J.W. Joo
Affiliation:
Department of Feed & Nutritional Science, ARRC, Kon-KuK University, Seoul, 133-701, Republic of Korea
W.J. Maeng
Affiliation:
Department of Feed & Nutritional Science, ARRC, Kon-KuK University, Seoul, 133-701, Republic of Korea
J.E. Cockburn
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, United Kingdom
A.B. McAllan
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, United Kingdom
H. Park
Affiliation:
Department of Feed & Nutritional Science, ARRC, Kon-KuK University, Seoul, 133-701, Republic of Korea
N.D. Scollan
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23 3EB, United Kingdom
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Grass silage is considered to be asynchronous in the supply of energy and nitrogen to the rumen microbes. It is thought that this contributes towards the reduced quantities and efficiencies of rumen microbial protein synthesis frequently observed in animals feed on such diets (Beever, 1993). Additional energy from carbohydrates may help to ameliorate this situation. A rumen simulated continuous culture (RSCC) system was used to study the influence of supplementation of grass silage with various carbohydrate sources on rumen microbial activity.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 214
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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Beever, D.E. 1993. Rumen function. In Quantitative aspects ofruminant digestion and metabolism (eds. Forbes, J.M. and France, J.), pp. 187–215. CAB International.Google Scholar