Titrimetry as a method of assessment of rumen contents.
Titration of rumen fluid reveals the prevailing buffer system: VFA salts and sometimes bicarbonates in the normal state, ammonium salts or lactate in pathological conditions. Titrimetry appears to be a convenient method to study digestion in the rumen.
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000818:Animals; D002021:Buffers; D005260:Female; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000032:analysis*; D012417:Rumen; D012756:Sheep
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