Nutrition and feeding of swamp buffalo: Feed resources and rumen approach

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 67-73

  Wanapat, M ^a   Rowlinson, P ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feed resources; Molecular technique; Rumen ecology; Swamp buffalo

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959733692     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.67     Document Type: Article

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