Abstract
A commercial blend of essential oil (EO) compounds was added to a grass, maize silage, and concentrate diet fed to dairy cattle in order to determine their influence on protein metabolism by ruminal microorganisms. EO inhibited (P <0.05) the rate of deamination of amino acids. Pure-culture studies indicated that the species most sensitive to EO were ammonia-hyperproducing bacteria and anaerobic fungi.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5011-5014 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2003 |
Keywords
- AMMONIA PRODUCTION
- PEPTIDES
- AMINO-ACIDS
- GROWTH
- MONENSIN
- RUMEN BACTERIA
- IONOPHORE TETRONASIN
- SHEEP
- PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS