Author:
France J.,Thornley J. H. M.,Beever D. E.
Abstract
SUMMARYA dynamic model of rumen processes is constructed. The nine state variables considered are: rumen metabolic volume, non-rumen-degradable β-hexose, rumen-degradable β-hexose, α-hexose, water-soluble carbohydrates, non-protein nitrogen, rumendegradable protein and non-rumen-degradable protein. The dietary and salivary inputs to the rumen may be continuous, or pulsed. Rumen outflow given by the model is compared with data on sheep fed with different diets. Reasonable agreement is obtained when the model is run in the continuous mode, but there are considerable discrepancies between the experimental data and the pulsed model.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Genetics,Agronomy and Crop Science,Animal Science and Zoology
Cited by
68 articles.
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