Effect of nitroethane administration on ruminal VFA production and specific activity of methane production

被引:12
作者
Anderson, RC [1 ]
Carstens, GE
Miller, RK
Callaway, TR
Schultz, CL
Edrington, TS
Harvey, RB
Nisbet, DJ
机构
[1] ARS, USDA, Food & Feed Safety Res Unit, College Stn, TX 77840 USA
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Anim Sci, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND FEED SCIENCES | 2004年 / 13卷
关键词
methane; nitroethane; rumen; fermentation;
D O I
10.22358/jafs/70751/2004
中图分类号
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号
0905 ;
摘要
Oral administration of 72 mg nitroethane/kg body weight d(-1) to ewes reduced (P<0.05) the specific activity of ruminal methane production (SARMP) by 26, 69 and 29% on days 1, 2 and 5 of treatment, respectively. Administration of 24 mg nitroethane/kg body weight d(-1) reduced (P<0.05) SARMP by 26 and 42% on days 1 and 2 but not on day 5 (13% reduction) of treatment. Rumen VFA production was unaffected by nitroethane administration. These results demonstrate that nitroethane reduces ruminal methanogenesis in vivo without redirecting the flow of reductant generated during fermentation to propionate and butyrate.
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页数:4
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