Effect of plant extracts on methanogenesis and microbial profile of the rumen of buffalo: A brief overview

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 175-178

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

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Methanogens; Plant secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; LIVESTOCK; METHANOGENESIS; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BOVIDAE; CILIOPHORA; EQUISETUM; EQUISETUM ARVENSE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MANGIFERA INDICA; POPULUS DELTOIDES; PROTOZOA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; RHEUM PALMATUM; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SAPINDACEAE; SAPINDUS MUKOROSSI; SAPINDUS SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; UNCARIA; UNCARIA GAMBIR; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA;

EID: 37649009915     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07268     Document Type: Conference Paper

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