The effects of different silage additives on rumen protozoan number and volatile fatty acid concentration in sheep fed corn silage

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-231

  Donmez N ^a   Karsli, M A ^a   Cinar A ^a   Aksu, T ^a   Baytok, E ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Rumen protozoa; Rumen volatile fatty acids; Sheep; Silage additives

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DASYTRICHA; DIPLODINIUM; ENTODINIUM; EPIDINIUM; ISOTRICHA; LAMB; MICROPUS; OSPHYROXSCOLEX; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037947699     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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