Volatile Fatty Acid Production in the Rumen of Sheep
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It is not known whether the concentrations of volatile fatty acids (VFA) in the rumen are simply related to their rates of production. A technique which uses a continuous intraruminal infusion of carbon-14 labelled organic acid [14C] has been developed and permits the measurement of the rate of production of a single acid (acetic, propionic or butyric acid) at one time (Leng and Leonard 1965). In the investigations now reported the technique has been extended so that production rates of all three acids can be measured simultaneously.
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