The Rates of Digestion of the Cellulose of Some Plant Fractions by Rumen Microorganisms in vitro
- 30 April 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 17 (2) , 293-297
- https://doi.org/10.2527/jas1958.172293x
Abstract
The rates of digestion of the celluloses of a number of plant materials were compared by incubating various fractions with strained fluid from bovine rumen ingesta. Holocelluloses and "[alpha]-celluloses" prepared from roughages were more rapidly and completely digested than the original plant materials. Addition of hemicelluloses from alfalfa, corn cobs, or soybean hulls did not increase the slow initial rate of cellulose digestion.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Factors Influencing in Vitro Rumen Cellulose DigestionJournal of Animal Science, 1956