John Foster Atta-Doku, Gordon Abekah-Nkrumah, Jacqueline Nkrumah, Prince Owusu Adoma
Literacy-related factors and knowledge of patient rights charter: evidence from nurses in selected hospitals in Ghana
BMC nursing
competitive relationship exists sulphatereducing bacteria methanogens anaerobic environment including rumen hydrogen sulphate limiting growth consequently inhibit enteric methane emission thermodynamically energetic sulphate reduction go 211 kjmole h2 favourable methanogenesis go 169 kjmole h2 validate hypothesis study designed investigate effect supplementation sulphatereducing bacteria srb identified streptococcus caviae rm296 microbial feed additives alone along sulphur sodium sulphate methane production live weight gain feed intake nutrient digestibility energy metabolism goats experiment conducted growing kids n 36 56 months age average body weight 1008 021 kg divided six groups n 6 duration feeding trial 150 days six treatments control fed basal diet t1 srb 05 mlkg bw t2 sulphur sodium sulphate 0095 dmi total sulphur level diet 15 times requirement t3 sulphur sodium sulphate 0095 dmi srb 05 mlkg bw t4 sulphur sodium sulphate 019 dmi total sulphur level diet 2 times requirement t5 sulphur sodium sulphate 019 dmi srb 05 mlkg bw t6 duration study 150 days goats fed per icar 2013 feeding standard methane ch4 production lkg dmi reduced 118 p 0052 t6 sulphur 019 dmi supplemented along srb4 rate 05 mlkg bw compared t1 unsupplemented group however dry matter intake dm total weight gain tg average daily gain adg feed conversion ratio fcr excretion purine derivatives allantoin uric acid xanthine hypoxanthine digestibility organic matter om dry matter dm ether extract ee crude protein cp acid detergent fibre adf neutral detergent fibre ndf similar p 005 among groups experimental data revealed feeding srb microbial feed additive along sulphur sodium sulphate capable reducing enteric ch4 emission without adverse effect rumen fermentation digestibility nutrients