In vitro methanogenesis, microbial profile and fermentation of green forages with buffalo rumen liquor as influenced by 2-bromoethanesulphonic acid

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 818-823

  Agarwal, Neeta ^a   Kamra, D N ^a   Chatterjee, P N ^a   Kumar, Ravindra ^b   Chaudhary, L C ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidyalaya Evum Go Anusandhan Sansthan   (India)

Author keywords

2 Bromoethanesulphonic acid; Buffalo rumen liquor; Fibrobacter succinogenes; Methane inhibition; Real time PCR; Ruminococcus flavefaciens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; FUNGI; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RUMINOCOCCUS FLAVEFACIENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37649008857     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2008.70336     Document Type: Article

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