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The rumen is not a “black box”

Published: August 29, 2016
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Increasing efficiency in the feeding systems is an important contributing factor to farm profitability. Feed efficiency is a complex function of nutrient intake in relation to growth-performance potential. Because roughly 80% of the total tract digestible organic matter intake is fermented in the rumen, an understanding of the principles of fermentation processes and the limits of the rumen funct...
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Alejandro Plascencia Jorquera
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)
Richard A Zinn
UC Davis - University of California
UC Davis - University of California
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Tariq Mirza
31 de agosto de 2016

It is a wonderful explanation of a very important area.

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Vu Duy Giang
31 de agosto de 2016

Re: The rumen is not a "black box"
01/Sept/2016: Content of the article is very interesting, it is useful for my professional activity.

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siddiqui mohd. basir ahmed
7 de octubre de 2020

Content is really good and useful.

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