2 articles for “Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs)”

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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Effect of Rumen Acid Load on Postpartum Performance and Blood Metabolic Responses in Transition Holstein CowsSadjad Danesh Mesgaran, Alireza Vakili, Alireza Heravi Moosavi, Ghasem KoolabadiProblem statement: The transition period is the most stressful time in the production cycle of a dairy cow because of depressed feed intake, endocrine and metabolic changes at parturition. The aim was to determine the effect of rumen acid load on postpartum performance and metabolic parameters in transition Holstein cows. Approach: The Acidogenicity Values (AV) of the diets were determined … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 25 May 2011 · 7,438 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordInfluences of Feed Additives on in vitro Volatile Fatty Acid ProductionA. V. Duncan, A. Woldeghebriel, C. Privott et al.This study investigated effects of the feed additives nitrate and fumarate alone or in combination on in vitro Volatile Fatty Acid (VFA) production. Rumen fluid was collected from Holstein-Friesian cattle averaging 650 kg in BW (body weight) offered 11.4 kg d-1 per animal of concentrate diet containing equal amounts of soybean meal, whole cottonseed and ground corn once a day … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 1 · 30 Dec 2014 · 7,227 accessesView PDF Cite