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  • Title: A model to assess the use of caecal and faecal inocula to study fermentability of nutrients in rabbit.
    Author: Bovera F, D'Urso S, Meo CD, Tudisco R, Nizza A.
    Journal: J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl); 2009 Apr; 93(2):147-56. PubMed ID: 19320927.
    Abstract:
    An in vitro gas production trial was conducted using 10 Hyla rabbits to evaluate the use of caecal and faecal inocula in fermentability studies. Caecal content (CI) and hard faeces (FI) were used as inocula. Six legume and six cereal concentrates were used as substrates. Gas production was recorded 19 times at 2-24 h intervals throughout fermentation (120 h). The fermentation characteristics (degraded organic matter, OMd; potential gas production, A; volatile fatty acid, VFA; ammonia, NH(3)) were measured by testing the inoculum and substrate (legumes vs. cereals). The inocula were different (p < 0.01) in OMd (818.2 vs. 799.4 g/kg OM for CI and FI respectively), A (255.0 vs. 267.1 ml/g OM), total VFA (67.3 vs. 53.2 mmol/g OM) and NH(3) content (21.2 vs. 19.8 mmol/l). Moreover, the significant differences in the (acetate + propionate)/butyrate ratio (5.02 vs. 4.09 for CI and FI respectively, p < 0.01) and in the branched chain proportion (isobutyrate + isovaleriate)/total VFA (0.044 vs. 0.031, p < 0.01) indicate that the inocula differed in fermenting legumes or cereals, but the equations for estimating caecal fermentation characteristics from those of faeces showed R(2) values from 0.673 to 0.975 (p < or = 0.01). Our results confirm that in vitro fermentation characteristics of faeces were highly related to those of caecal content.
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