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The effects of cadmium on parameters of fermentation by rumen micro-organisms in-vitro

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

R J Gosling ,
S Chikunya  and
J Scaife
R J Gosling*
Affiliation:
Writtle College, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
*
Email: Rebecca.Gosling@writtle.ac.uk
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Animals grazing on land contaminated with cadmium due to pollution such as sewage sludge application and traffic emissions ingest cadmium adhered to plants and in soil. The effects of cadmium on ruminal enzymes have been investigated (Faixová and Faix, 2002) as have the effects on the bacterial and protozoal fractions of rumen fluid (Forsberg, 1978). These studies used a single cadmium salt, usually for ease of solubility, however, differences in toxicity have been found between cadmium salts (Barrouillet et al., 2001). The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of cadmium salts and of differing concentrations of cadmium on fermentation by rumen microbes in-vitro.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 193
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Copyright © The American Society of International Law 2016

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