Satellite Symposium 3: Pastoral Systems

Publication Date

2005

Location

Dublin Ireland

Description

Previous studies have demonstrated differences in the diet composition of sheep and cattle when grazing heather moorland, and such differences may in turn lead to differences in rumen fermentation characteristics and associated adaptation to diet. To investigate this further an in vitro gas production experiment was conducted using inocula from different breeds of cattle and sheep grazing heathland.

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Characterising the Fermentation Capabilities of Gut Microbial Populations from Different Breeds of Cattle and Sheep Grazing Heathland

Dublin Ireland

Previous studies have demonstrated differences in the diet composition of sheep and cattle when grazing heather moorland, and such differences may in turn lead to differences in rumen fermentation characteristics and associated adaptation to diet. To investigate this further an in vitro gas production experiment was conducted using inocula from different breeds of cattle and sheep grazing heathland.