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  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. animal physiology
  4. digestive physiology
  5. digestion
  6. rumen fermentation
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. digestive physiology
  5. digestion
  6. rumen fermentation
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. digestive physiology
  5. digestion
  6. rumen fermentation
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. digestive physiology
  5. digestion
  6. rumen fermentation
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal physiology
  4. digestive physiology
  5. digestion
  6. rumen fermentation
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal physiology
  4. digestive physiology
  5. digestion
  6. rumen fermentation
  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. nutrition physiology
  4. digestion
  5. rumen fermentation
  1. Fields of Study
  2. nutrition
  3. nutrition physiology
  4. digestion
  5. rumen fermentation

Preferred term

rumen fermentation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Ruminal fermentation is a process resulting from the set of microbial activities (metabolism) that transform dietary constituents into products considered useful to animals, such as volatile fatty acids, or useless as methane gas (CH4) which represents a consequent energy loss, resulting in lower animal performance, besides being considered as one of those responsible for the greenhouse effect.

    Source: Costa, R, et. al. Advances in Animal Biosciences, v. 9, n. 3 esp., 2018.

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • bovine enteric fermentation
  • rumen digestion
  • rumen function
  • rumen metabolism
  • ruminal digestion
  • ruminal fermentation
  • ruminal function
  • ruminal metabolism

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/33540

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