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What is the pH at which the monomolecular layer around gas rumen bubbles has its greatest stability?

  • pH 8
  • pH 5
  • pH 4
  • pH 6 (correct)

What is believed to be the primary foaming agent in primary ruminal tympany?

  • Starch
  • Fiber
  • Lipids
  • Soluble leaf proteins (correct)

Which type of pastures are most common in causing bloat?

  • Legume or legume-dominant pastures (correct)
  • Cereal crops pastures
  • Grass-dominated pastures
  • Vegetable crops pastures

What is the immediate effect of feeding on bloat occurrence?

<p>Supply nutrients for a burst of microbial fermentation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What reflects the forage’s potential for causing bloat?

<p>Protein content and rates of digestion and ruminal passage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What inhibits the coalescence of small gas bubbles in primary ruminal tympany?

<p>Soluble leaf proteins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which factor determines whether bloat will occur?

<p>Nature of the ruminal contents (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of pastures are most common in causing bloat?

<p>Legume or legume-dominant pastures (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the pH at which the monomolecular layer around gas rumen bubbles has its greatest stability?

<p>pH 6 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What releases a greater amount of small chloroplast particles that trap gas bubbles and prevent their coalescence?

<p>Bloat-producing pastures (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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