Comparative nutrient utilization, growth, and rumen enzyme profile of mithun (Bos frontalis) and Tho-tho cattle (Bos indicus) fed on tree-leaves-based ration

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 209-214

  Das, Krushna Chandra ^a   Haque, Nazrul ^a   Baruah, K K ^b   Rajkhowa, C ^a   Mondal, M ^a  

^a National Research Centre on Mithun India   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON YAK   (India)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Enzyme profile; Growth; Mithun; Tho tho cattle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULASE; CELLULASE; ENDO 1,4 BETA XYLANASE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; UREASE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIA; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGRICULTURE; ALPHA-AMYLASES; ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASES; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CELLULASE; DIET; ENDO-1,4-BETA XYLANASES; INDIA; MALE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT LEAVES; RUMEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UREASE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS FRONTALIS; BOS INDICUS;

EID: 78649953634     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9676-1     Document Type: Article

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