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An in vitro assessment of amino acid requirements for optimal xylan fermentation by mixed ruminal micro-organisms from the sheep rumen
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2017
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Ruminal microbes play a important role in the fermentation of structural plant polysaccharides, and constitute a major source of protein for the animal. Dietary protein provides amino acids which generally stimulate microbial growth rates and yields. The aim of this experiment was to identify, using a deletion approach, which individual amino acids limit fermentation of one of the main components of plant fibre, xylan.
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