Comparison of gayal (bos frontalis) and yunnan yellow cattle (bos taurus): Rumen function, digestibilities and nitrogen balance during feeding of pelleted lucerne (medicago sativum)

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 900-907

  Deng, Weidong ^a,c   Wang, Liping ^a   Ma, Songcheng ^a   Jin, Bo ^a   He, Tianbao ^b   Yang, Zhifang ^b   Mao, Huaming ^a,b   Wanapat, Metha ^c  

^a YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nujiang District Animal Science and Veterinary Bureau   (China)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Gayal; Nutrient digestibilities; Rumen ecology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOS FRONTALIS; BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34249864542     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.900     Document Type: Article

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