Effects of a specific blend of essential oil compounds on rumen fermentation

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 105-112

  Newbold, C J ^a,d   McIntosh, F M ^a   Williams, P ^b   Losa, Riccardo ^c   Wallace, R J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZO Nobel Surface Chemistry Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c CRINA SA   (Switzerland)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EO; Essential oil; Essential oils; N; Nitrogen; Protein degradation; Rumen; VFA; Volatile fatty acid

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS ARIES; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 1842834161     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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