THE ROLE OF CONSECUTIVE BATCH CULTURE IN RUMEN MICROBIOLOGY
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 64 (5) , 47-48
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas84-150
Abstract
Anaerobic, forage-containing medium was inoculated with rumen fluid and consecutive batch cultures were established. Microbial communities were maintained and cultures demonstrated quasi-steady-state. The VFA proportions from consecutive batch cultures which were transferred at 3-day intervals were similar to those obtained in vivo. Key words: Microbial ecology, rumen, batch cultureKeywords
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