Effects of pH and fibrolytic enzymes on digestibility, bacterial protein synthesis, and fermentation in continuous culture

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 137-150

  Yang, W Z ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Vedres, D D ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial protein; Continuous culture; Digestibility; Fibrolytic enzymes; pH levels

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; DAIRY CATTLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0037121741     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(02)00250-X     Document Type: Article

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