Rumen fermentation and methane production in the African Buffalo Syncerus Caffer (Sparrman, 1779) in the Kruger National Park
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Rumen fermentation and methane production in the African Buffalo Syncerus Caffer (Sparrman, 1779) in the Kruger National Park | |
| Creator | van Hoven, W | |
| Description | Fermentation experiments were performed on 36 buffaloes Syncems coffer. Body mass varied from 135-580 kg with an average for adults of 500 kg. Net mass of the reticulo-rumen content varied from 14-134 kg with a DM of 14,5. Fermentation rate was found to be 167,08 @ 13,53 fJimo\ gas^TpD/gDM/ hour and an adult of 500 kg produced 317,6 @ of methane per day from the rumen alone. An equivalent of 40,5 of the daily maintenance energy requirement is lost as methane. Caecal gas composition was found to be 60,63 @ 10,69 C02, 19,44 @ 8,0 CH4, 0,33 @ 0,26 H2 and 19,55 @ 11,43 N2. Ruminal gas composition: 73,85 @ 1,91 C02, 25,89 @ 1,79 CH4 and 0,029 @ 0,007 H2. Total VFA concentration, 12,06 @ 1,23 mmol/lOOml. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 1980-12-02 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v23i1.635 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 23, No 1 (1980); 45-55 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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