Effect of Cellulose Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Wild and Domestic Ruminants on In vitro Dry Matter Digestibility of Feed and Enzyme Production

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-202

  Sahu, N P ^a,b   Kamra, D N ^a   Paul, S S ^a,b  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON BUFFALOES   (India)

Author keywords

Cellulose Degradation; Enzymes; In Vitro Digestibility; Rumen Bacteria; Ruminococcus sp.; Wild Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANTILOPE CERVICAPRA; AXIS AXIS; AXIS PORCINUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASELOPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS; BOSELAPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS; BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS AXIS; CERVUS PORCINUS; GAZELLA; GAZELLA GAZELLA; OVIS ARIES; RUMINOCOCCUS; RUMINOCOCCUS SP.; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0842311309     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.199     Document Type: Article

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