Rumen ciliate protozoa and fibre utilization in sheep and goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-18

  Santra, A ^a   Karim, S A ^a   Mishra, A S ^a   Chaturvedi, O H ^a   Prasad, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ciliate protozoa; Fibre utilization; Goats; Nutrient intake; Rumen; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040176224     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00078-9     Document Type: Article

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