Effects of essential oils and their components on in vitro rumen microbial fermentation

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-419

  Benchaar, C ^a,b   Chaves, A V ^a,b   Fraser, G R ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Beauchemin, K A ^b   McAllister, T A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Essential oil; In vitro batch culture; Ruminal fermentation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVIDAE; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CITRUS SINENSIS; ORIGANUM; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 36849020614     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS07012     Document Type: Article

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