Rumen fermentation characteristics, ciliate protozoa and utilization of nutrients in sheep fed sodium hydroxide treated mustard straw

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 850-853

  Mishra, A S ^a,b   Santra, A ^a,b   Chaturvedi, O H ^a,b   Misra, A K ^a,b   Prasad, R ^a,b   Jakhmola, R C ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Animal Nutrition Division   (India)

Author keywords

Ciliate protozoa; Mustard straw; Rumen fermentation; Sheep; Sodium hydroxide treatment

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; SPIROTRICHEA;

EID: 0034415499     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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