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RAPID METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF STEAM‐VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS IN RUMEN LIQUOR
Author(s) -
Youssef F. G.,
Allen D. M.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740190401
Subject(s) - volatile fatty acids , valeric acid , chemistry , chromatography , rumen , titration , elution , gas chromatography , nitrogen , organic chemistry , butyric acid , fermentation
A method is described for the rapid separation of steam‐volatile fatty acids in rumen liquor by gas‐liquid chromatography and automatic titration of the eluted acids. The method consists of a pressure programme for nitrogen gas which allows the separation of acids up to n‐valeric in 22 minutes.