Relationship between rumen bacterial concentrations and total numbers.
Based on data from 33 sheep, bacterial concentrations per gram of rumen contents were correlated highly with total bacterial numbers (r = .99). Diets ranged from all forage to 90% concentrate. Similar data were obtained from cattle fed a corn silage diet (r = .95); however, the slope of the regression lines differed between species. Weight of rumen contents was correlated poorly with total bacterial numbers.
Dehority
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Department of Animal Science, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University, Wooster 44691-4096.
Grifo
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Tirabasso
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Fluharty
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D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000382:microbiology; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012417:Rumen / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep / Q000382:microbiology*