01187naa a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000200006024500810008026000090016152005490017065000190071965000210073865000100075970000170076970000150078670000190080170000190082077301420083920885402018-03-05       1999    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aTEFEREDEGNE, B.  aEffect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep.  c1999  aDefaunation increased bacterial numbers in the rumen and would be expected to stimulate microbial protein flow to the small intestine. Despite a decrease in the rate of forage degradation in the rumen, defaunation did not affect total tract digestibility; this may reflect a combination of low rumen outflow rates and an increase in postruminal digestion. Under the situations tested with poor quality tropical forage defaunation might be expected to be beneficial in stimulating protein supply without compromising energy supply to the animal.  aAnimal feeding  aAnimal nutrition  aSheep1 aOSUJI, P. O.1 aODENYO, A.1 aWALLACE, R. J.1 aNEWBOLD, C. J.  tIn: ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, 1999, Scarborough. Proceedings... Scarborough: BSAS, 1999. 1 CD ROM. p. 113.