Microbial colonisation and degradation of some fibrous crop residues in the rumen of goats

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 519-524

  Ho, Y W ^a   Abdullah, N ^a   Jalaludin, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fibrous Crop Residues; Goats; Microbial Degradation; Rumen Bacteria; Rumen Fungi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; ELAEIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0030519249     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1996.519     Document Type: Article

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