A quantitative study on arginine catabolism by mixed ruminal bacteria, protozoa and their mixture in vitro

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-16

  Sultana, Halima ^a   Hussain Yusuf, Hazizul ^a   Takahashi, Toshihiro ^a   Morita, Tetsuo ^a   Onodera, Ryoji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arginine; Citrulline; Ornithine; Rumen bacteria; Rumen protozoa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0042641286     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1344-3941.2003.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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