Chemical composition of rumen microbial fraction and fermentation parameters as affected by tannins and saponins using an in vitro rumen fermentation system

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 433-448

  Castro Montoya, J M ^a,b   Makkar, H P S ^a   Becker, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Microbial nitrogen; Microbial sugar; Purine bases; Saponins; Tannins

Indexed keywords

EID: 82855163923     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS2010-028     Document Type: Article

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