Ammonia (NPN) Utilization by Prevotella ruminicola is Affected by the Availability of Peptides

Authors

Zezhang Wen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mark Morrison, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

January 1997

Comments

Published in 1997 Nebraska Beef Report. Published by The Agricultural Research Division, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Abstract

Ammonia (NPN) utilization by a predominant ruminal bacterium is rapidly decreased, once peptides are available in sufficient quantities.