POLYSACCHARIDE LEVELS OF FLUID AND PARTICULATE MICROBES
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 64 (5) , 62-63
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas84-158
Abstract
Particulate and fluid rumen microorganisms were evaluated for changes in chemical composition as affected by time after feeding. In both populations nitrogen percentage decreased and polysaccharides increased soon after feeding. Particulate microoganisms had higher polysaccharides and lower nitrogen percentages (P < 0.05) than fluid microorganisms soon after feeding. Key words: Particulate microorganisms, fluid microorganisms, intracellular polysaccharidesKeywords
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