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An examination of the net changes in amino-acid composition within the rumen of mature wether sheep using canonical variate analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. S. Fenlon  and
D. E. Beever
J. S. Fenlon
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 5LR
D. E. Beever
Affiliation:
Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 5LR
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Summary

Data for the quantity of ammo acids consumed and their flow rates at the proximal duodenum for 33 diets fed to sheep have been statistically analysed by both univariate and multivariate methods. Analysis of variance of net loss (g/day) between mouth and duodenum of individual and total acida was not conclusive. Canonical variate analysis which takes regard of the correlations between different acids both within and between diets provided a conoise method of discriminating between diets. The advantage of this method in generating a unified account of digestion within the rumen is that it effectively reduces the problem from one of many dimensions to a situation where only the first few transformed variables need to be considered.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , October 1976 , pp. 255 - 268
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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