Comparisons of in vitro nitrate reduction, methanogenesis, and fermentation acid profile among rumen bacterial, protozoal and fungal fractions

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-478

  Lin, M ^a   Schaefer, D M ^b   Guo, W S ^a   Ren, L P ^a   Meng, Q X ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Methane; Nitrate; Protozoa; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79955875680     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.10288     Document Type: Article

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