Efficacy of essence oil supplementation to feeds on volatile fatty acid production

Autor: Ahmet Tekeli, Gültekin Yıldız, Winfried Drochner, Herbert Steingass
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Revista MVZ Cordoba, Vol 20, Iss Suplemento, Pp 4884-4894 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0122-0268
1909-0544
Popis: Objective. Determine the effect of some plant extract supplementation to Total Mixed Ration (TMR), concentrate and hay on volatile fatty acid (VFA) production at 8 and 24 hours (h) using in vitro gas production technique in cattle. Material and methods. Three fistulated Holstein dairy cows were used for rumen fluid collection for application of in vitro gas production technique. Four essence oils (T. vulgaris, O. vulgare, S. aromaticum, Z. officinale) were used as plant extracts. Results. Essence oil supplementations to the examined feed groups had significant effect only on C2/C3 VFA level at 8 h in all feed groups (p
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