The stimulatory effect of the organic sulfur supplement, mercaptopropane sulfonic acid on cellulolytic rumen microorganisms and microbial protein synthesis in cattle fed low sulfur roughages

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 802-809

  McSweeney, C S ^a   Denman, S E ^a   Conlan, L L ^a   Prasad, C S ^b   Anandan, S ^b   Chandrasekharaiah, M ^b   Sampath, K T ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cattle; Mercaptopropane sulfonic acid; Roughage; Rumen; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; FUNGI;

EID: 68349135564     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004108     Document Type: Article

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