scholarly journals Absorption of Volatile Fatty Acids From the Reticulo-Rumen and Abomasum of Sheep

1968 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
VJ Williams ◽  
TR Hutchings ◽  
KA Archer
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Acid Solution ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid Concentration ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Total Volatile Fatty Acid

Ten acute experiments were performed on sheep to study the relative rates of absorption of volatile fatty acids in acid solution from the reticulo-rumen and abomasum. When the solutions in the two organs were approximately the same in initial tonicity, pH, and volatile fatty acid concentration, the total volatile fatty acid was absorbed at about equal rates from both the reticulo-rumen and the abomasum. The individual volatile fatty acids were absorbed from the abomasum at different rates; the rate was faster the greater the number of carbon atoms in the molecule. Ammonia in acid solution was not absorbed from the reticulo-rumen or from the abomasum.

FERMENTATION OF WHEAT OR LUPINS IN THE RUMEN OF SHEEP

1984 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 29-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. HODGE ◽  
M. J. WATSON ◽  
C. KAT
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid Concentration ◽  
Branched Chain Fatty Acids ◽  
Branched Chain ◽  
Total Volatile Fatty Acid

The concentration of ammonia nitrogen and branched chain fatty acids was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in ruminal fluid of sheep given lupins than in those given wheat but there were no significant differences in pH, total volatile fatty acid concentration or molar proportions of acetate, propionate or butyrate. Key words: Sheep, wheat, lupins, rumen, fermentation

Microbial metabolism in the forestomachs and the large intertine of sheep

1965 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
VJ Williams
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Large Intestine ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Wheat Grain ◽  
Maize Grain ◽  
The Individual

Sheep were fed on either lucerne chaff, high wheat grain, or high maize grain rations. Analyses were made on digesta from the rumen and large intestines of cannulated and slaughtered animals. The results for the large intestine showed that, when equal quantities of dry matter are given, the composition of the ration can affect the pH, the water content, and the total dry matter of the digesta; diet can also affect the total quantities of volatile fatty acid and ammonia in the organ.The proportions of the individual volatile fatty acids in the caecal fluid were not affected by the different diets fed in this experiment. The data did not suggest any consistent pattern in the pH or in the concentrations of ammonia and volatile fatty acid in the caecal fluid during the 24 hr between feeds.

Metabolic studies on daily and weekly feeding of ruminants given all-wheat diets. 2. Concentrations of metabolites in blood and ruminal fluid

1975 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 885 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Watson
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Free Fatty Acids ◽  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Feed Consumption ◽  
Fatty Acid Concentration ◽  
Ruminal Fluid ◽  
Whole Wheat ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid Concentration

The respective effects of giving sheep 300 g whole wheat once each day or 2100 g once each week on the products of digestion in the rumen and the concentrations of several metabolites in the blood have been studied. Some studies were also made on cattle offered either daily or weekly rations of whole wheat. Related to the differing patterns of feed consumption on the two regimens, the fluctuations in ruminal fluid parameters were much greater for sheep and cattle fed weekly than on the daily feeding regimens. In sheep the mean total volatile fatty acid concentration and pH in ruminal fluid were similar on the two regimens, while when cattle were fed weekly, the volatile fatty acid concentration was higher (not significantly) and the pH lower. Weekly-fed sheep had lower rumen ammonia and branched-chain volatile fatty acid concentrations, whereas in cattle there was no difference between regimens. The rumen concentration of valeric acid was higher in both sheep and cattle fed weekly. In daily-fed sheep there was no diurnal variation in the concentrations of blood metabolites with the exception of free fatty acids. In contrast in weekly-fed sheep, the large changes in concentration of D(-)-glucose, L(+)-lactate, 3-hydroxybutyrate, urea and free fatty acids indicated phases of protein synthesis and lipogenesis following feeding, and protein and lipid mobilization at the end of the feeding cycle. It was concluded that in weekly-fed sheep there was a shift in the site of digestion from the rumen to the small intestine, but in cattle there was no evidence that the sites of digestion differed substantially between the two regimens.

scholarly journals Rumen Fermentation Characteristics in Pre- and Post-Weaning Calves upon Feeding with Mulberry Leaf Flavonoids and Candida tropicalis Individually or in Combination as a Supplement

Animals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luxin Kong ◽  
Chuntao Yang ◽  
Lifeng Dong ◽  
Qiyu Diao ◽  
Bingwen Si ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acid Concentration ◽  
Feed Efficiency ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Rumen Fermentation ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
Mulberry Leaf ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid Concentration ◽  
Daily Gain ◽  
Total Volatile Fatty Acid

Although flavonoids or yeast have been used as feed additives to improve the production efficiency and health of adult cattle, little information is available on their effects on rumen fermentation in calves. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of feed supplementation with mulberry leaf flavonoids and Candida tropicalis on performance, blood parameters, and rumen fermentation characteristics during pre-weaning and post-weaning periods. Forty-eight Holstein calves were used in a four-groups trial and were supplemented with (1) no yeast or flavonoids (CON), (2) active dry yeast (ADY; C. tropicalis, 5.0 × 109 CFU/d), (3) flavonoids (FLA; 3 g/d), or (4) yeast and flavonoids (YF; C. tropicalis, 5.0 × 109 CFU/d; flavonoids, 3 g/d). The feeding strategy was as follows: milk replacer was offered at 12% of body weight in two meals per calf each day at age 21 d, and a gradual weaning process was adopted at age 50 to 56 days. Data of daily feed intake, body weight, and serum and rumen fermentation parameters were obtained at 28, 42, 56, and 80 d ages, respectively. A significant time effect and interaction between treatment and time was found for average daily gain, feed efficiency, total volatile fatty acid concentration, and proportion of propionate in calves (p < 0.05). Average daily gain and feed efficiency increased during post-weaning and overall periods for calves in FLA and YF groups compared with CON and ADY groups (p < 0.05). A reduction of fecal scores with supplementation was found in FLA and YF groups (p < 0.05). Rumen fluid pH and ammonia nitrogen concentration remained constant across the groups, whereas total volatile fatty acid concentration and molar proportion of propionate significantly increased during the pre-weaning and overall periods in FLA and YF groups (p < 0.05). Calves in YF group had the highest serum concentrations of IgG and IgA during the overall period (p < 0.05). Additionally, serum β-hydroxybutyric acid concentration was higher in ADY and FLA groups during the post-weaning period (p < 0.05). Supplementation with C. tropicalis showed little effect on increasing growth performance and health compared with flavonoids alone. Meanwhile, the combination of C. tropicalis and flavonoids was not synergistic with respect to improving health and rumen fermentation compared with use of flavonoids alone in pre- and post-weaning calves (p > 0.05).

Determining the nutritive value of some commercial pulse screenings using in sacco and in vitro methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Ghodrat Mohammadi ◽  
Mostafa Malecky ◽  
Jamal Seifdavati
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid Concentration ◽  
Ruminal Degradability ◽  
Total Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
In Sacco

The present study aimed at determining in sacco and in vitro the nutritive value of lentil screenings (LS), common vetch screenings (CVS) and bitter vetch screenings (BVS). For this purpose, three experiments (Exp.) were conducted. Ruminal degradation characteristics of the screenings were determined in Exp. 1 by the nylon bag technique using three ruminally fistulated rams. Gas production kinetics, and ruminal degradability and fermentation indices of the screenings were determined using 144 and 24-h incubations, respectively in Exp. 2. In Exp. 3, a basal growing ration for lambs (control) was supplemented by 175 or 350 g/kg of either LS, CVS or BVS (LS175, LS350, CVS175, CVS350, BVS175 and BVS350 respectively), and ruminal degradability and fermentation of the rations were evaluated in vitro. Soluble and potentially degradable fractions of protein were 0.321 and 0.719, 0.362 and 0.688, and 0.333 and 0.707, for LS, BVS and CVS respectively. Metabolisable energy was 11.1, 11.6 and 12.1 MJ/kg DM for LS, BVS and CVS respectively. The screenings had comparable gas production profiles, ruminal digestibility and total volatile fatty acid concentration. However, CVS and BVS had a higher propionate and a lower acetate:propionate ratio than LS (P &lt; 0.05). Including BVS and LS in the mixed ration increased total volatile fatty acid at both inclusion levels, but only BVS enhanced propionate proportion and lowered the acetate:propionate ratio (P &lt; 0.05). These results revealed that these screenings have a good nutritional value and can be used in ruminant diets without adversely affecting the rumen fermentation.

The rates of production of volatile fatty acids in the rumen. IV. Individual and total volatile fatty acids

1967 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 107 ◽  
Author(s):  
RA Weller ◽  
FV Gray ◽  
AF Pilgrim ◽  
GB Jones
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Acid Production ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Rumen Fluid ◽  
Volatile Acid ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
Acid Product ◽  
Feeding Cycle

(1) In sheep fed at 12-hr intervals on roughage diets (lucerne and wheaten hay) total volatile fatty acid production in the rumen has been measured by an isotope dilution procedure based on the infusion of a single 14C-labelled volatile fatty acid. (2) Total and individual acid production has been measured through the infusion of a mixture of 14C-labelled acids in which the proportions of individual acids were such that transfers of 14C by interconversions between the acids were balanced. (3) The findings support the view that the mixture of acids produced in the rumen is similar in composition to that present in the rumen fluid throughout the feeding cycle. Consequently it was possible to determine the production of individual acids by a relatively simple procedure requiring only the infusion of a single 14C-labelled acid and measurement of the concentration of 14C in a composite sample of the acids in the rumen fluid collected throughout the feeding cycle. This procedure is considered suitable for routine use; automatic sampling of rumen fluid still further reduces the work involved. (4) The infusion of certain mixtures of 14C-labelled fatty acids showed that the composition of the acid initially formed in the rumen was acetic 77–83%, propionic 15–18%, and butyric 1–7% according to the diet given and the time elapsed after feeding. From 50 to 80% of the butyric acid in the final volatile acid product was formed from acetic acid. Degradation of 14C-labelled butyrate formed from [1-14C] acetate in the rumen showed 93% of the 14C to be nearly evenly divided between carbon atoms C1 and C3.

scholarly journals The Effect of Multistage Ammoniation on Fiber Fraction and Digestibility of Maize Stover in vitro

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Dakaew ◽  
A. Abrar ◽  
A. Cherdthong
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
Maize Stover ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Fiber Fraction ◽  
Total Volatile Fatty Acid

The main objective of this experiment was to assess the effect of multistage ammoniation on fiber fraction and digestibility of maize stover in vitro. Maize stover was treated by a multistage technique of different urea connect ration (8%, 4%, and 2%) and incubation for 14 days at room temperature.Digestibility of NDF, ADF, ADL, hemicellulose, and cellulose, in vitro dry matter digestibility (DMD), organic matter digestibility (OMD), NH3-N, total volatile fatty acid (VFA) and pH concentration were observed. However treatment maize stover and multistage ammoniation maize stover were composed by using T-test student as the statistic. There were not significantly different on fiber fraction and digestibility of maize stover. However, multistage ammoniation decreased ADF fraction by 56.67% to45.39%. The DM digestibility of multistage ammoniation on fiber fraction and digestibility of maize stover also increased by 35.18 to 45.91. The total VFA and N-ammonia of multistage ammoniation on fiber fraction and digestibility of maize stover also higher than control.Keywords: Ammoniation, Digestibility, in vitro, Maize stover

The effects of essential oil and condensed tannin on fermentation and methane production under in vitro conditions

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 1707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany Pinski ◽  
Mevlüt Günal ◽  
Amer A. AbuGhazaleh
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acid ◽  
Condensed Tannin ◽  
Total Volatile ◽  
Tannin Extract ◽  
Ch4 Production ◽  
N Concentration ◽  
Total Volatile Fatty Acid

The potential of five different essential oils (EO) and quebracho condensed tannin extract (QCT) as antimethanogenic additives in ruminant feeds were investigated. The first experiment was conducted to screen the effects rosemary oil, sage oil, cinnamon oil (CNO), eucalyptus oil and myrrh oil at 500 mg/L of culture fluid on methane (CH4) production under in vitro conditions. Rumen contents were collected from a cannulated Holstein dairy cow and used for a 24-h batch-culture experiment. Treatments were a control (CON) or CON plus EO at 500 mg/L. Results showed that CNO decreased CH4 production and, therefore, was selected for Experiment 2. The second experiment was designed to test the effects of CNO at three different dose levels on CH4 production and fermentation in 24-h batch-culture experiments. Treatments were CON or CON plus CNO supplemented at 125, 250 and 500 mg/L. Relative to CON, CNO decreased total gas production at the 250 and 500 mg/L doses. All doses of CNO decreased CH4 production. Total volatile fatty acid production was lower in cultures incubated with CNO at the 500 mg/L. Ammonia-N concentration decreased in cultures incubated with CNO at the 500 mg/L. The third experiment was designed to test the effects of QCT on CH4 production and fermentation in 24-h batch cultures. Treatments were CON or CON plus QCT at 25, 50 and 75 g/kg of diet DM. Relative to CON, total volatile fatty acid concentration increased with the 50 g/kg QCT, but was similar to the 25 and 75 g/kg QCT. The proportions of acetate decreased, while the proportions of propionate increased with the 25 g/kg QCT compared with CON. Methane production was not affected in cultures incubated with QCT. Relative to CON, all doses of QCT decreased ammonia-N concentration. In conclusion, results from the present study showed that except for CNO, EO tested in the study had no effects on rumen CH4 production. Addition of CNO to rumen cultures at 125 and 250 mg/L reduced CH4 production without negative effects on rumen fermentation. Quebracho condensed tannin-extract supplementation had no effects on CH4 production and fermentation parameters except for ammonia-N concentration.

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