Abstract
Summary
Two experiments with lambs were conducted to determine the dietary essentials supplied by various purified diets. In the first experiment triacetin could not replace acetate salts in the diet and butyrate could be omitted. Butyrate was found present in the same amount in the rumen contents irrespective of its presence in the diet. The second experiment showed growth could be obtained on simplified diets supplying energy as carbohydrate or triacetin if sodium and/or potassium were added to the ration.
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