Methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements

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Main Authors: Belenguer, Álvaro, Fondevila, M., Balcells, Joaquín, Abecia, Leticia, Lachica Garrido, M., Carro Travieso, Mª Dolores
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Subjects:Rabbit, Caecal fermentation, Methanogenesis, Reductive acetogenesis,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/37868
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spelling dig-igm-es-10261-378682020-10-22T10:52:41Z Methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements Belenguer, Álvaro Fondevila, M. Balcells, Joaquín Abecia, Leticia Lachica Garrido, M. Carro Travieso, Mª Dolores Rabbit Caecal fermentation Methanogenesis Reductive acetogenesis 9 páginas. Methane formation and caecal fermentation patterns were studied in vivo and in vitro in 16 New Zealand White rabbits (70-80 d and 2.27 +/- 0.064 kg) allocated to 4 diets formulated to have similar neutral detergent fibre (33.8 +/- 0.53%) and crude protein (17.7 +/- 0.33%) content, with 2 different sources of fibre (alfalfa hay, AH; or sugar beet pulp, SP) and starch (wheat or maize). Animals received the diet for 16 to 20 d before methane production was measured in vivo in a respiratory chamber. Animals were subsequently slaughtered at approximately 9:00 a.m. and caecal contents were sampled and used as inoculum for in vitro incubations to determine gas and methane production. Volatile fatty acid (VFA) and purine base (PB) concentrations were determined from both caecal content and incubation medium after 6 h. Total VFA concentration in caecal content decreased (P<0.05) in rabbits fed AH-maize diet compared with rabbits fed AH-wheat and SP-maize diets (37.7 vs. 59.6 mM), with those fed SP-wheat showing an intermediate value (53.0 mM). Fermentation pattern was affected when maize was the source of starch compared to wheat, with lower acetate (0.72 vs. 0.79; P<0.01) and higher butyrate (0.19 vs. 0.14; P<0.001) molar proportions. Fermentation in vivo vs. in vitro showed some differences (molar proportions of acetate, 0.76 vs. 0.73, P<0.001, and propionate, 0.069 vs. 0.091, P<0.001, in vivo and in vitro, respectively), probably due to differences in pH (6.0 vs. 6.7 in vivo and in vitro; P<0.001). Only 2 out of 16 rabbits produced a substantial volume of methane in vivo (on average, 12.6 mL or 0.56 mmol per kg of metabolic weight and day), showing a high inter-individual variability that hindered comparison of treatment differences. In contrast, methane was detected in vitro in all cases and volumes were more homogenous, a higher formation (P<0.05) being observed with maize compared to wheat. A similar effect was shown in total gas production. The low methane production and H(2) recovery suggest the importance of H(2) disposal mechanisms other than methanogenesis, such as reductive acetogenesis. PB concentration in caecal content and the incubation medium, as an index of microbial concentration, was highest when SP was added with maize (P<0.05). Spanish Ministry of Education and Science. Basque Government. Diputación General de Aragón DGA PM095/2006. Peer reviewed 2011 artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 World Rabbit Science 19 (2) : 75-83 (2011) 1257-5011 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/37868 10.4995/wrs.2011.826 en http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2011.826 none Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
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topic Rabbit
Caecal fermentation
Methanogenesis
Reductive acetogenesis
Rabbit
Caecal fermentation
Methanogenesis
Reductive acetogenesis
spellingShingle Rabbit
Caecal fermentation
Methanogenesis
Reductive acetogenesis
Rabbit
Caecal fermentation
Methanogenesis
Reductive acetogenesis
Belenguer, Álvaro
Fondevila, M.
Balcells, Joaquín
Abecia, Leticia
Lachica Garrido, M.
Carro Travieso, Mª Dolores
Methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements
description 9 páginas.
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topic_facet Rabbit
Caecal fermentation
Methanogenesis
Reductive acetogenesis
author Belenguer, Álvaro
Fondevila, M.
Balcells, Joaquín
Abecia, Leticia
Lachica Garrido, M.
Carro Travieso, Mª Dolores
author_facet Belenguer, Álvaro
Fondevila, M.
Balcells, Joaquín
Abecia, Leticia
Lachica Garrido, M.
Carro Travieso, Mª Dolores
author_sort Belenguer, Álvaro
title Methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements
title_short Methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements
title_full Methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements
title_fullStr Methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements
title_full_unstemmed Methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements
title_sort methanogenesis in rabbit caecum as affected by the fermentation pattern : in vitro and in vivo measurements
publisher Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
url http://hdl.handle.net/10261/37868
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