Effect of dietary sodium bicarbonate supplementation on fermentation characteristics and ciliate protozoal population in rumen of lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-212

  Santra, A ^a   Chaturvedi, O H ^a   Tripathi, M K ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Karim, S A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ciliate protozoa; Lambs; Nutrient utilization; Rumen fermentation; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; DASYTRICHA; ISOTRICHA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; SPIROTRICHEA;

EID: 0037372291     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00241-9     Document Type: Article

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