Influence of diet induced changes in rumen microbial characteristics on gas production kinetics of straw substrates in vitro

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 990-996

  Srinivas, Bandla ^a   Krishnamoorthy, U ^a,b  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gas production; Rumen microbes; Straw; Tracer techniques; UMMB

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOA; TRIXIS;

EID: 22944469076     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.990     Document Type: Article

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