Effect of administration of an anaerobic gut fungus isolated from wild blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus) to buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) on in vivo ruminal fermentation and digestion of nutrients

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 143-157

  Paul, S S ^a,b   Kamra, D N ^a   Sastry, V R B ^a   Sahu, N P ^a,c   Agarwal, N ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON BUFFALOES   (India)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

acid detergent fiber; ADF; body weight; BW; CP; crude protein; DM; DMI; dry matter; dry matter intake; ED; effective degradability; L; liquid fraction of rumen content; most probable number; MPN; N; NDF; neutral detergent fiber; nitrogen; OM; organic matter; PM

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOSELAPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS; BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; FUNGI; PIROMYCES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2642514198     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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