Colonization and source of N substrates used by microorganisms digesting forages incubated in synthetic fibre bags in the rumen

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 261-272

  Dixon, R M ^a   Chanchai, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Microbial colonization; Sheep; Synthetic fibre bags

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034611084     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00128-5     Document Type: Article

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