Rumen digestive capability of Zebu steers in wet and dry seasons

Most authors have suggested that the rumen's capability to digest foodstuff is influenced by the conditions resulting from microbial populations which are regulated by composition of the diets. Presumably the greatest ecological differences within the rumens of cattle grazing tropical semiarid...

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Published in:Journal of range management 1986-03, Vol.39 (2), p.139-140
Main Author: Hansen, R.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal digestion
Animal Nutrition
Bag technique
CEBU
Diet
DIGESTION
DRY SEASON
Dry seasons
ESTACION HUMEDA
ESTACION SECA
ESTACIONES DEL ANO
Forage
GRAZING
KENIA
KENYA
MICROORGANISME
MICROORGANISMOS
MICROORGANISMS
PARCOURS
PASTOREO
PATURAGE
PERIODICIDAD
PERIODICITE
PERIODICITY
Plant products
RANGELANDS
RUMEN
Rumen fermentation
SAISON
SAISON HUMIDE
SAISON SECHE
SEASONS
SEMIARID ZONES
TERRENOS DE PASTURA
TROPICOS
TROPICS
TROPIQUES
Vegetation
WET SEASON
ZEBU
ZEBU CATTLE
ZONA SEMIARIDA
ZONE SEMI-ARIDE
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Summary:Most authors have suggested that the rumen's capability to digest foodstuff is influenced by the conditions resulting from microbial populations which are regulated by composition of the diets. Presumably the greatest ecological differences within the rumens of cattle grazing tropical semiarid range plants would be during wet and dry seasons. Rumen dry matter digestion indexes were determined by the nylon bag technique during wet and dry seasons for 4 different plant materials at the National Range Research Station near Kiboko, Kenya. The rumen digestive capability of 3 Zebu steers was not different between wet and dry seasons when these rumen fistulates selected their own foods from natural range vegetation.
ISSN:0022-409X
2162-2728
DOI:10.2307/3899286