Rumen fermentation, bacterial and total volatile fatty acid (TVFA) production rates in cattle fed on urea-molasses-mineral block licks supplement

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 275-286

  Srinivas, Bandla ^a,b   Gupta, B N ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial production; Rumen fermentation; Urea molasses mineral block; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0000927073     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01062-0     Document Type: Article

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