The effect of dietary concentrate and soya oil inclusion on microbial diversity in the rumen of cattle

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1426-1435

  Lillis, L ^a   Boots, B ^a   Kenny, D A ^a   Petrie, K ^a   Boland, T M ^a   Clipson, N ^a   Doyle, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bacterial diversity; Concentrate forage ratio; mcrA; Methane; Methanogen; Rumen; Soya oil; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MAMMALS; METHANOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; CONCENTRATE-FORAGE RATIO; MCRA; METHANE EMISSIONS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; OIL INCLUSIONS; RUMEN; SOYA OIL;

METHANE;

SOYBEAN OIL; SPACER DNA;

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; DIET; EMISSION; FATTY ACID; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; SUBSTRATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BULLOCK; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FORAGE; LIVESTOCK; METHANOGEN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RUMINANT STOMACH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

EID: 81255185220     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05154.x     Document Type: Article

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