The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis):an efficient user of nutrients; aspects of fermentation and ruminal digestion;El búfalo de agua (Bubalus bubalis) un eficiente utilizador de nutrientes: Aspectos sobre fermentación y digestión ruminal

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Angulo, R A ^a   Noguera, R R ^a   Berdugo, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bos taurus; Buffalo; Digestive dynamics; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 22444436835     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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