The Digestion of Cellulose by Sheep
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- 1 September 1947
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology
- Vol. 24 (1-2) , 15-19
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.24.1-2.15
Abstract
1. Lignin, as determined in these experiments, has been shown to be undigested by sheep. 2. Examination of cellulose-lignin ratios in the fodder, and in material taken from successive levels of the alimentary tracts of sheep indicated that 70% of the digestible cellulose of the fodder was broken down in the rumen, 17% in the caecum, and 13% in the colon. No digestion of cellulose occurred in the abomasum, or in the small intestine.Keywords
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