Generation Times of Epidinium caudatum and Entodinium caudatum, Determined in Vitro by Transferring at Various Time Intervals

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1189-1196

  Dehority, Burk A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generation interval; Growth; Protozoa; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ENTODINIUM CAUDATUM; EPIDINIUM; EPIDINIUM CAUDATUM; PROTOZOA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARASITOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROTOZOON; RUMINANT STOMACH; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE MEDIA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PROBABILITY; PROTOZOA; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032040251     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7641189x     Document Type: Article

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