Ruminal Microbial and Fermentative Changes Associated with Experimentally Induced Subacute Acidosis in Steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 234-241

  Goad, D W ^a   Goad, C L ^a   Nagaraja, T G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acidosis; Cattle; Rumen fermentation; Rumen microorganisms

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; FERMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUMINANT STOMACH; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; TIME; WHEAT;

ACIDOSIS; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CEREALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATES; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PROTOZOA; RUMEN; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031607267     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.761234x     Document Type: Article

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