Biotechnology Research and Applications
. Ed(S): Gavora, J.; Gerson, D. F.; Luong, J.; Storer, A.; Woodley, J. H.
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paperback. Editor(s): Gavora, J.; Gerson, D. F.; Luong, J.; Storer, A.; Woodley, J. H. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSV; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 574.
Historically, ruminant animals have provided farmers with the ability to utilize marginal lands for the production of high quality food for human consumption. Ruminants are able to derive their nourishment from feeds that are not in themselves capable of meeting the nutritional needs of the animal. They do this by supporting in the rumen, which is a greatly enlarged region of the stomach which precedes the animals digestive system, a microbial fermentation system. This system partially degrades complex polysaccharides and provides to the animal not only the degradation products (chiefly volatile fatty acids), but also secondary microbial metabolites and microbial ... Read more
Historically, ruminant animals have provided farmers with the ability to utilize marginal lands for the production of high quality food for human consumption. Ruminants are able to derive their nourishment from feeds that are not in themselves capable of meeting the nutritional needs of the animal. They do this by supporting in the rumen, which is a greatly enlarged region of the stomach which precedes the animals digestive system, a microbial fermentation system. This system partially degrades complex polysaccharides and provides to the animal not only the degradation products (chiefly volatile fatty acids), but also secondary microbial metabolites and microbial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Number of Pages
321
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401071116
SKU
V9789401071116
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