Rumen microbial counts and in vivo digestibility in buffaloes and cattle given different diets

Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 323-329

  Puppo, S ^a   Bartocci, S ^a   Terramoccia, S ^a   Grandoni, F ^a   Amici, A ^a,b  

^a Ist Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buffaloes; Cattle; Digestibility; Rumen bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS;

EID: 0036773849     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s135772980005308x     Document Type: Article

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