Abbreviations: ADF, acid detergent fibre; ADG, average daily gain; CP, crude protein; CT, condensed tannins; DCP, digestible crude prot digestible energy; DM, dry matter; DOM, digestible organic matter; FCR, feed conversion ratio; LW, live weight; ME, metabolizable energ microbial protein synthesis; NDF, neutral detergent fibre; OM, organic matter; OMDR, organic matter digested in the rumen; VF...

Organic matter (OM) remineralization may be considered a key function of the benthic compartment of marine ecosystems and in this study we investigated if the input of labile organic carbon alters mineralization of indigenous sediment OM (OM priming). Using 13C-enriched diatoms as labile tracer carbon, we examined shallow-water sediments (surface and subsurface layers) containing organic carbon...

current ruminant feeding systems depend on knowledge of the composition of feeds and the rate and extent of degradation of feed organic matter (om) and crude protein (cp) in the rumen. the effect of storage and preparation of samples on in vitro gas production and fermentation characteristics of two common forage species, namely alfalfa and ryegrass werestudied. samples were prepared as fresh (...

Temporal variations in soil microbial biomass C concentration and in activity of extracellular enzymes of the cellulolytic complex were investigated in a ®eld experiment after eight years of cultivation with either low organic matter input (low-OM) or high organic matter input (high-OM). The cultivation systems differed in whether their source of fertiliser was mainly mineral or organic, in whe...

Understanding the organic matter/organic carbon (OM/OC) ratio in ambient particulate matter (PM) is critical to achieve mass closure in routine PM measurements, to assess the sources of and the degree of chemical processing organic aerosol particles have undergone, and to relate ambient pollutant concentrations to health effects. Of particular interest is how the OM/OC ratio varies in the urban...

Elemental and molecular analyses indicate that the sources and inputs of terrigenous organic matter (OM) to the upper St. Lawrence system have been in ̄uenced by increased discharges of industrial solid organic wastes from the pulp and paper industry following its expansion in the 1920±1940's. Moderately altered lignin-rich particles from a combination of natural and anthropogenic sources predom...

this study investigated maturation and stability levels during composting of quercus robur (qr) woodchips mixed with different nitrogen sources (horse manure, hm and lake mud, lm) for potential agronomic utilisation. the woodchips were mixed with hm and lm, respectively, at mixing ratios of 1qr:2hm or 1qr:2lm. the experiment was conducted in a greenhouse over 100 days. during composting, organi...

this study investigated maturation and stability levels during composting of quercus robur (qr) woodchips mixed with different nitrogen sources (horse manure, hm and lake mud, lm) for potential agronomic utilisation. the woodchips were mixed with hm and lm, respectively, at mixing ratios of 1qr:2hm or 1qr:2lm. the experiment was conducted in a greenhouse over 100 days. during composting, organ...

Abiotic conversion of the reactive nitrification intermediate hydroxylamine (NH2OH) to nitrous oxide (N2O) is a possible mechanism of N2O formation during nitrification. Previous research has demonstrated that manganese dioxide (MnO2) and organic matter (OM) content of soil as well as soil pH are important control variables of N2O formation in the soil. But until now, their combined effect on a...

Organic matter (OM) and pH may influence nanoparticle fate and effects in soil. This study investigated the influence of soil organic matter content and pH on the toxicity of ZnO-NP and ZnCl2 to Folsomia candida in four natural soils, having between 2.37% and 14.7% OM and [Formula: see text] levels between 5.0 and 6.8. Porewater Zn concentrations were much lower in ZnO-NP than in ZnCl2 spiked s...