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A L Carroll1, T M Brown-Brand2, P J Kononoff1
1Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583.
Abstract:
Most studies employ indirect calorimetry to study ruminant energetics and indirectly measure heat production (HP) using an equation published by Ede Brouwer in 1965. Initially estimates of HP used measured oxygen (O2) consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) production, and this was based on the relationship developed by Antoine Lavoisier between the 2 respiratory gases and metabolic HP. These gases were subsequently integrated into the first indirect calorimetry equation by Nathan Zuntz in the late 1800s. However, based on incomplete oxidation of methane (CH4) and HP associated with urinary N (UN) excretion, inputs into this equation now include O2 consumption, CO2 and CH4 production, and UN losses. In most cases, little to no hydrogen (H2) is eructated by cattle but this may increase when cattle consume some feed supplements and compounds that reduce ruminal CH4 production and as a result, H2 may be considered when HP is indirectly estimated.
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