The rumen: A unique source of enzymes for enhancing livestock production

Anaerobe

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 263-284

  Selinger, L B ^a   Forsberg, C W ^b   Cheng, K J ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Enzymes; Fibre digestion; Nutrition; Rumen

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BETA GLUCAN HYDROLASE; CELLULASE; ENZYME; HYDROLASE; PHYTASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; PROTEINASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

AGRICULTURE; BOVIDS; CELL WALL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; RUMINANT STOMACH; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MUS MUSCULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030269964     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1996.0036     Document Type: Review

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