EFFECT OF NITRO COMPOUNDS ON in vitro RUMINAL METHANE, CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN AND DRY MATTER DEGRADABILITY
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Published:2024
Issue:1
Volume:40
Page:190-197
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ISSN:0719-3890
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Container-title:Chilean journal of agricultural & animal sciences
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language:es
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Short-container-title:Chil. j. agric. anim. sci.
Author:
Ochoa-García Pedro Antonio1,
Anderson Robin C.2,
Rodríguez-Almeida Felipe Alonso1ORCID,
Maynez-Pérez Adrián Omar1ORCID,
Felix-Portillo Monserrath1ORCID,
Muro-Reyes Alberto3ORCID,
Bozić Aleksandar K.4ORCID,
Arevalos-Sánchez Martha María1,
Vargas-Bello-Pérez Einar1ORCID,
Corral-Luna Agustín1
Affiliation:
1. Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua
2. Food Feed Safety Research Unit
3. Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
4. University of Novi Sad
Abstract
This study determined the in vitro effects of ethyl nitroacetate (ENA), ethyl 2-nitropropionate (E-2-NPP) and 3-nitropropionic acid (NPA) on ruminal production of CH4, H2, volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and in vitro dry matter disappearance of ground alfalfa. In vitro incubations were carried out over 24-h succeeding days (3 batches). Total gas and methane production decreased with all nitro compounds (P 0.05) in all the batches. Total production of VFAs was reduced by ENA and E-2-NPP (P 0.05), but not by NPA. DM disappearance was similar between treatments but decreased across batches. Further studies should be aimed at understanding the impact of NPA on ruminal metabolism, as well as its effect on in vivo models.
Publisher
Universidad de Concepcion