Chlorophyll content in buffalo rumen fluid in relation to trifolium alexandrinum [berseem] pasture bloat

ABSTRACT

Ruminal fluids were collected from 28 and 20 cases of bloated as well as unbloated buffaloes respectively feeding on Trifolium alexandrium [Berseem] without any other supplement during the green seasons 1987-1989 for measuring the chlorophyll concentration in the rumen contents. Chlorophyll content in the ruminal fluids of bloated buffaloes was significantly higher [P< 0.001] than in unbloated