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. 1991 May 21;150(2):145-55.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5193(05)80328-5.

A unifying mathematical analysis of methods to estimate rumen volume using digesta markers and intraruminal sampling

J France  1 , R C Siddons, M S Dhanoa, J H Thornley
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A unifying mathematical analysis of methods to estimate rumen volume using digesta markers and intraruminal sampling

J France et al. J Theor Biol. .

Abstract

A theoretical exposition of methods for estimating the quantity of digesta in the rumen using digesta-flow markers and intraruminal sampling is given, with emphasis on the kinetic assumptions underlying each method. Single- and dual-marker approaches to estimating volume in steady and non-steady-state are presented.

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