Effects of direct-fed microbial supplementation on ruminal acidosis, digestibility, and bacterial protein synthesis in continuous culture

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 179-193

  Yang, W Z ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Vedres, D D ^a   Ghorbani, G R ^a,b   Colombatto, D ^a,c   Morgavi, D P ^a,d  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Acid detergent fiber; ADF; BCVFA; Branch chained volatile fatty acid; CC; CFU; Colony forming units; Continuous culture; CP; Crude protein; DFM; Direct fed microbials; DM; Dry matter; EF; EFY; Enterococcus faecium EF212

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 1842834153     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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