Assessment of amino acid requirements for optimum fermentation of xylan by mixed micro-organisms from the sheep rumen

Agriculture & Biology

• amino acid requirements 100%
• xylan 79%
• rumen 67%
• fermentation 52%
• sheep 52%
• microorganisms 49%
• amino acids 42%
• aromatic compounds 25%
• ammonia 15%
• rumen microorganisms 12%
• grass hay 12%
• rumen fluids 10%
• volatile fatty acids 9%
• tryptophan 8%
• oats 8%
• tyrosine 8%
• leucine 8%
• methionine 8%
• concentrates 7%
• gases 7%
• nitrogen 5%
• diet 4%