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HERSHBERGER et al. 1 have recently published observations concerning the in vitro study of the utilization of carbohydrates and carbohydrate metabolites by rumen micro-organisms. Using a basal salt medium with an inoculum of sheep rumen liquor and a 24-hr. incubation period, these workers determined, inter alia, the volatile fatty acid production from pyruvic acid and lactic acid and obtained the following results (Table 1).
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BARNETT, A., DOW, M. Utilization of Carbohydrate Metabolites by Rumen Micro-organisms. Nature 180, 548–549 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180548a0
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