Influence of dietary condensed tannins from sericea lespedeza on bacterial loads in gastrointestinal tracts of meat goats

Livestock Science

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 314-317

  Lee, J H ^a   Vanguru, M ^a   Kannan, G ^a   Moore, D A ^a   Terrill, T H ^a   Kouakou, B ^a  

^a FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Escherichia coli; Goat; Sericea lespedeza; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LESPEDEZA; LESPEDEZA CUNEATA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349192689     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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