RUMEN DIGESTIBILITY - HOW TO INCREASE IT?

Ruminants are able to use, unlike humans, non-protein nitrogen and cellulosic fibers to produce meat, milk and fat. While Swine and Poultry are competing with humans for protein sources, ruminants are consuming significant amount of cereals, namely corns. In a time when we need to "feed" over 7 billion people who inhabit Earth, it becomes crucial to scrutinize the processes of rumen fermentation, and to find tools to improve the digestibility of the whole ration, and therefore animal production yield. In particular, it is key that both non-structural (starch and sugars) and structural carbohydrates (cellulose) be fermented in the rumen at the greatest possible extent. Read more...