Study of the effect of presence or absence of protozoa on rumen fermentation and microbial protein contribution to the chyme

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4163-4174

  Belanche, A ^a,b   Abecia, L ^a   Holtrop, G ^c   Guada, J A ^a   Castrillo, C ^a   de la Fuente, G ^a,b   Balcells, J ^a,d  

^a Animal Y Ciencia De Los Alimentos   (Spain)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ciliate; Defaunation; Microbial synthesis; Protozoa; Purine base; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CILIATE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; RUMEN; SHEEP;

EID: 82155192233     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3703     Document Type: Article

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