Effect of adding an anaerobic fungal culture isolated from a wild blue bull (Boselophus tragocamelus) to rumen fluid from buffaloes on in vitro fibrolytic enzyme activity, fermentation and degradation of tannins and tannin-containing Kachnar tree (Bauhinia variegata) leaves and wheat straw

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 258-270

  Paul, Shyam S ^a,b   Kamra, Devki N ^a   Sastry, Vadali R B ^a   Sahu, Narottam P ^c  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON BUFFALOES   (India)

^c CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fungus; Blue bull; Boselophus tragocamelus; Buffalo; Digestibility; Fibre digestion; Tannin

Indexed keywords

BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; BUBALUS; FUNGI; PIROMYCES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 31144458384     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2303     Document Type: Article

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