Slide 1 Ruminants.... Slide 2 Feed In VFA Microbial Protein Vitamins The nutrients presented to the cow or steer by the rumen are very different than those entering the rumen…

Slide 1Anne Laarman, M.Sc. Ph.D. Student University of Guelph [email protected] Slide 2 VFAs (incl. butyrate) Starter Acidotic pressure Protein Epithelium Slide 3 …

Slide 1 Groups of Bacteria in the Rumen 1. Free-living in the liquid phase 2. Loosely associated with feed particles 3. Firmly adhered to feed particles 4. Associated with…

Slide 1 Absorption of VFA 70% of VFA absorbed from rumen-reticulum 60 to 70% of remainder absorbed from omasum Papillae are important – provide surface area Absorption…

By: A. Riasi (PhD in Animal Nutrition and Physiology) Http://riasi.iut.ac.ir Isfahan University of Technology Advance Digestive Physiology (part 3) At birth day the rumen…