Evolution de quelques paramètres physico-chimiques du contenu cæcal d'un poney au cours du nycthémère
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- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Animal Research
- Vol. 26 (3) , 429-434
- https://doi.org/10.1051/animres:19770310
Abstract
A pony fitted with a cecum fistula was used to study the variation of pH and N-NH3, protein-N, total-N and total volatile fatty acid concentrations during the 24 h cycle. The pH of the pony cecum (7.49) was higher in spite of a smaller N-NH3 concentration (69 mg/l) compared to the polygastric rumen content. The total volatile fatty acid concentration was lower (49 mmole/l), but the molar percentage of acetic acid (69%) was very high. The cecum content seems to be less variable than the rumen content during the 24 h cycle.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Pony Cecum vs. Steer Rumen: The Effect of Oats and Hay on the Microbial EcosystemJournal of Animal Science, 1973