Exploitation of dietary tannins to improve rumen metabolism and ruminant nutrition

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-37

  Patra, Amlan K ^a   Saxena, Jyotisna ^b  

^a WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

^b Coskata ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bloat; Conjugated linoleic acids; Methanogenesis; Nitrogen metabolism; Ruminants; Tannins

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NITROGEN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVIDS; CHEMISTRY; DIET; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; DIET; INTESTINES; METHANE; NITROGEN; RUMEN; RUMINANTS; TANNINS;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 78649409579     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4152     Document Type: Review

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