Effect on ruminal lactic acid utilization and lactic acid-utilizing bacteria (1986)

Authors

G.W. Miller
Tiruvoor G. Nagaraja

Keywords

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 87-88-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station); 506; Dairy; Ruminal lactic acid; Ruminal lactic acid bacteria; Feed intake

Abstract

The effect of diet on in vitro lactic acid utilization rate and counts of lactic add-utilizing bacteria was determined in ruminally cannulated steers. The steers were adapted to an alfalfa diet and gradually switched to an all-grain diet. The in vitro lactic acid fermentation rate increased with increased grain intake. Concurrently, the proportion of lactic acid-utilizing bacteria also increased. The increased population of lactic acid-utilizing bacteria is responsible for preventing lactic acid accumulation in the rumen of cattle adapted to consume a high-grain diet.; Dairy Day, 1986, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1986;

Recommended Citation

Miller, G.W. and Nagaraja, Tiruvoor G. (1986) "Effect on ruminal lactic acid utilization and lactic acid-utilizing bacteria (1986)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.3051