Modeling ruminal bacteria growth
—Depends
on requirement of CHO for maintenance (km), maximum yield (Yg), and kd
—Km1 (FC bacteria) = 0.05 g FC/g bact/h
—Km2 (NFC bacteria) = 0.15 g NFC/g bact/h
—Yg affected by peNDF < 20%; 0.4 g bact/g CHO
