A stepwise adaptation experiment was performed on 5 adult sheep fed ad libitum on successive diets containing 10; 26,5; 43,5; 54 to a final diet containing 65% maize meal and molasses for ll9 days. All diets contained a mixed buffer…
Global warming will change Southern Africa’s environments from grass dominated vegetation to dry woodland and desert with a vegetation of C4 dominated grasses, whereas the grazing capacity is expected to decline by more than 30%. Animals will also be more…
The effect of monensin on the in vitro degradation of cellulose was investigated using ruminal fluid obtained from sheep adapted and unadapted to the antibiotic. In vivo ruminal adaptation to monensin was also examined over a six-week treatment period. Results…
