Effect of administration of anaerobic fungi isolated from cattle and wild blue bull (Boselaphus tragocamelus) on growth rate and fibre utilization in buffalo calves

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 416-423

  Tripathi, Vimal K ^a   Sehgal, Jatinder P ^a   Puniya, Anil K ^a   Singh, Kishan ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fungi; Fibre digestion; Growth rate; Rumen; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PIROMYCES; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MALE; PIROMYCES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; AVENA; BOS; BOSELAPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS; BOVIDAE; BRASSICA; FUNGI; ORPINOMYCES; PIROMYCES; PIROMYCES SP.; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548455510     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390701556759     Document Type: Article

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