Effect of nitrate and its reduction products on the growth and activity of the rumen microbial population

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1475-2662|59|2|301-313

ISSN: 0007-1145

Source: British Journal of Nutrition, Vol.59, Iss.2, 1988-03, pp. : 301-313

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Abstract

1. The nature of the digestion-inhibiting substance in Kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum, Hochst), containing high levels of nitrate, was investigated using in vitro digestibility techniques.