Maintenance of rumen protozoa populations in a dual outflow continuous fermenter

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-280

  Broudiscou, Laurent Philippe ^a   Papon, Yves ^a   Fabre, Michel ^a   Broudiscou, Anne F ^b  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Continuous culture system; Factors of maintenance; Rumen protozoa

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CILIOPHORA; DASYTRICHA; ENTODINIUM; EUDIPLODINIUM; ISOTRICHA; POLYPLASTRON; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030777435     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199711)75:3<273::aid-jsfa876>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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