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From: Stable isotopes provide evidence that condensed tannins from sericea lespedeza are degraded by ruminal microbes

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Effects of enrichment of sericea lespedeza [Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. Cours.) G. Don] with 13C–CO2 on (a) microbial pellet, (b) clarified rumen fluid, (c) residue pellet, and (d) methane from in vitro fermentation from Trial 2. Isotopic composition of end-products of fermentation determined with isotope ratio mass spectrometry. 1CT enriched: condensed tannins enriched with 13C–CO2. 2CT not enriched: condensed tannins not enriched with 13C–CO2. Means with different letters are significantly different by Tukey test (P < 0.05). Bars refer to the standard error.

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