volatile fatty acids

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• Volatile fatty acids — are fatty acids with a carbon chain of six carbons or fewer.They can be created through fermentation in the intestine.Examples include: * acetate * propionate * butyrateExternal links* [http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/66/6/2536 Role of… …   Wikipedia

• Acidogenesis — represents the second stage in the four stages of anaerobic digestion: * Hydrolysis: A chemical reaction where particulates are solubilized and large polymers converted into simpler monomers; * Acidogenesis: A biological reaction where simple… …   Wikipedia

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• Ruminant — Ruminants Rough illustration of a ruminant digestive system Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Reticulorumen — The reticulorumen represents the first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals. It is composed of the rumen and reticulum. The reticulum differs from the rumen with regard to the texture of its lining. The rumen wall is covered in… …   Wikipedia

• Reichert-Meissl number — Rei·chert Meissl num·ber rī kərt mī səl .nəm bər n a Reichert value expressed as the milliliters of tenth normal alkali required to neutralize the acids obtained from five grams of fat by a specified method of saponification and distillation… …   Medical dictionary

• Tall oil — Tall oil, also called liquid rosin or tallol, is a viscous yellow black odorous liquid obtained as a byproduct of the Kraft process of wood pulp manufacture. The name originated as anglicization of Swedish tallolja ( pine oil ).Crude tall oil… …   Wikipedia

• cheese — cheese1 /cheez/, n., v., cheesed, cheesing. n. 1. the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in many ways as a food. 2. a definite mass of this substance, often in the shape of a wheel or cylinder. 3. something of similar shape or… …   Universalium

• Acetogenesis — is a process through which acetate is produced by anaerobic bacteria from a variety of energy (for example, hydrogen) and carbon (for example, carbon dioxide) sources. The different bacterial species that are capable of acetogenesis are… …   Wikipedia