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Rumen Ciliate Protozoa: Effects on Digestion in the Stomach of Sheep¹

Animal Research Centre

P. Y. Jui

Engineering and Statistical Research Institute, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6

ABSTRACT

Six wethers, each fitted with a rumen cannula and duodenal reentrant cannula, were used to study effects of ciliate protozoa on rumen digestion and metabolism. A corn:corn silage (1:1) diet was fed for two periods. During the first period, defaunation was attempted with nonyl phenol ethylene oxide. Defaunation was complete in three sheep and partial in the other three sheep in which a reduced population of a small Entodinium sp. was observed. During the second period the sheep were inoculated with ciliate protozoa, which established a large population in all animals. Apparent digestion in the stomach of organic matter and starch was higher when a large protozoal population was present. Amino acid flow through the duodenum was greater in defaunated animals. A large population of ciliates was associated with increases in both rumen ammonia and plasma urea but had a stabilizing effect on ruminal pH. Volatile fatty acids were higher in the defaunation period, but there were only small differences of molar proportions of the acids between the two periods. Effects of ciliate protozoa are related to animal performance.

¹ Animal Research Centre contribution no. 1105; Engineering and Statistical Research Institute contribution no. 1432.

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