Effects of extracts of spices on rumen methanogenesis, enzyme activities and fermentation of feeds in vitro

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 511-520

  Patra, Amlan Kumar ^a   Kamra, Devki Nandan ^a   Agarwal, Neeta ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Fibrolytic enzymes; Methanogenesis; Plant extracts; Protozoa; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ENZYME; METHANE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BUFFALO; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPICE;

ACETIC ACID; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; ENZYMES; EUKARYOTA; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; METHANE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STRUCTURES; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RUMEN; SPICES;

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; FOENICULUM VULGARE; PROTOZOA; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 73349111328     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3849     Document Type: Article

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