Effect of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) oil on in vitro methanogenesis and fermentation of feed with buffalo rumen liquor

Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-243

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

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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

Author keywords

Buffalo; Eucalyptus oil; In vitro gas production test; Methane

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951631301     PISSN: 09722963     EISSN: 0974181X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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