Effect of ruminant species (bovine vs buffalo) and source of inoculum (rumen liquor vs faeces) on in vitro fermentation

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 295-297

  Cutrignelli, Monica I ^a,b   D'Urso, S ^a   Tudisco, R ^a   Grossi, M ^a   Piccolo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bovine; Buffalo; Faeces; Rumen liquor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE;

EID: 34347253062     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.295     Document Type: Conference Paper

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