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Technical Evaluation of a Naso-Ruminal Instrument for Collection of Ruminal Samples in Non-Fistulated Cows
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 29, pages 135–137 (1988)
Abstract
The sampling method used is of great importance for the estimation of the microbial activity and biochemical status in ruminal fluid (Stöber & Tiefenbach 1958, Keindorf 1974, Behravesh 1984). Several methods have been used for sampling of ruminal fluid in non-fistulated animals (Sørensen & Schambye 1955, Perk 1958, Schultz & Hiepe 1958, Keindorf & Link 1971). However, the conventional methods of collecting ruminal fluid either by stomach tube (Thygesen probe with a filter ad modum Sørensen & Schambye (1955)), or through a puncture low in the left flank, do not produce representative samples comparable in quality or quantity to samples collected directly through a rumen fistula. The puncture methods usually produce a very small volume of material, and they often leave the cow with an inflammatory reaction in the flank. Many research workers have demonstrated contamination with saliva in samples drawn through a peroral stomach tube, resulting inter alia in a higher pH value than in samples collected through fistula (Dirksen 1970, Behravesh 1984). Since changes in the fermentative reactions of high-yielding cows are receiving much research emphasis today, it has been our aim to construct an instrument suitable for collecting single or continuous samples for diagnostic as well as research purposes, which are comparable in quality and quantity to samples obtained through a rumen fistula. The idea of making the naso-ruminal sampler was inspired by the construction of the COMET Naso-Reticular Instrument (Hekmati et al. 1985).
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The authors wish to thank Miss. A. Jensen, Development Cooperation Bureau, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen for correction of the English language.
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Poulsen, J.S.D., Olesen, F., Hekmati, P. et al. Technical Evaluation of a Naso-Ruminal Instrument for Collection of Ruminal Samples in Non-Fistulated Cows. Acta Vet Scand 29, 135–137 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548403
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