The rumen and hindgut as source of rumin
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Irmgard Immig
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Article
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1996
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Springer
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English
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The advantage of ruminants is their ability to convert fibrous biomass to high quality protein for human nutrition purposes. Rumen fermentation, however, is always associated with the formation of methane - a very effective greenhouse gas. Hindgut fermentation differs from rumen fermentation by a su