Purine Derivatives Excreted in Urine as an Indicator Estimating Microbial Yield from the Rumen: A - Review

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-216

  Kanjanapruthipong, J ^a   Leng, R A ^a,b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Unversitity of New England ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Nucleic Acids; Purine Derivatives; Purine N: total N; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 0346541825     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1998.209     Document Type: Review

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