- Water buffalo rumen ecology
Water or Swamp Buffalo rumen ecology refers to the
ecology of therumen (the first chamber of thedigestive system of arudiment ) of the water buffalo ("Bubalus bubalis ")The rumen of the water buffalo has important differences to that of other ruminants. It consists of essential
microorganism s; namelybacteria ,protozoa andfungi which digest the food to produce fermentation end-products viaanaerobic fermentation or Embden-Myerhof pathway.The buffalo rumen has been found to contain a larger population of bacteria particularly the
cellulolytic bacteria , lower protozoa and higher fungizoospore s. In addition, higher rumen ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) and higherpH have been found as compared to those incattle .ee also
*
Domestic Water Buffalo
*List of Domestic Asian Water buffalo breeds
*Wild Asiatic Water Buffalo References
* Ruangprim, T. et al.2007. rumen microbes and ecology of male dairy, beef cattle and buffaloes. In Proc. Animal Science Annual Meeting, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002,Thailand.
* Thu, Nguyen Van and T.R. Preston. 1999. Rumen environment and feed degradability in swamp buffaloes fed different supplements. Livestock Research for Rural Development 11(3),http://www.cipav.org.co/lrrd/lrrd11/3/thu113.htm
* Wanapat, M. 2000. Rumen manipulation to increase the efficient use of local feed resources and productivity of ruminants in the tropics. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 13(Suppl.):59-67.
* Wanapat,M. 2001. Swamp buffalo rumen ecology and its manipulation. Proceedings Buffalo Workshop, http://www.mekarn.org/procbuf/wanapat.htm
* Wanapat, M. et al. 2000. A comparative study on the rumen microbial population of cattle and swamp buffalo raised under traditional village conditions in the norteast of Thailand. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 13: 918-921.
* Wanapat, M. and P. Rowlinson. 2007. Nutrition and feeding of swamp buffalo: Feed resources and rumen approach. Paper to be presented at the VIII World Buffalo Congress, October 19-22, 2007, Caserta, Italy, organized by The International Buffalo Federation.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.