01170naa a2200169 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000170006024501430007726000090022052005740022965000100080370000210081370000200083470000220085477301240087620884752018-03-02       2002    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aPAYNE, J. S.  aThe affect of rumen fluid collection time on its fermentative capacity and the stability of rumen conditions in sheep fed a constant diet.  c2002  aCollection time of rumen fluid can have an affect on the overall and reproducibility of gas production profile of a standard substrate. Depressed gas production for the fermentation inoculated 4 h post-feeding is likely to have resulted from the depressed rumen pH. Day-to-day variation in rumen pH between sheep was found to be less when sheep were fed a restricted diet. In order to standardise the GP technique to facilitate comparisons between institutions the use of diets fed in a restricted manner with rumen fluid collected 4 or 8 h post feeding is recommended.  aSheep1 aHAMERSLEY, A. R.1 aMILLIGAN, J. C.1 aHUNTINGTON, J. A.  tIn: ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 2002, York. Proceedings... Medlothian: BSAS, 2002. p. 165.