Use of nylon bags of different porosity to study the role of different groups of rumen ciliates in in situ digestion of hay in sheep

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 611-625

  Michalowski T ^a   Belzecki G ^a   Pajak J J ^a  

^a KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

ADF; Digestion in sacco; DM; Microfauna manipulation; NDF; Rumen ciliates

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; DASYTRICHA RUMINANTIUM; ENTODINIUM CAUDATUM; EUDIPLODINIUM MAGGII; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036936193     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/67917/2002     Document Type: Article

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