Effect of essential oils of Zataria multiflora on in vitro rumen fermentation, protozoal population, growth and enzyme activity of anaerobic fungus isolated from Mehraban sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 172, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 115-124

  Talebzadeh, R ^a   Alipour, D ^a   Saharkhiz, M J ^b   Azarfar, A ^c   Malecky, M ^a  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Fermentation kinetics; Neocalimastix sp.; Protozoa; Zataria multiflora

Indexed keywords

DASYTRICHA; ENTODINIUM; EPIDINIUM CAUDATUM; EPIDINIUM ECAUDATUM; FUNGI; ISOTRICHA; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; ZATARIA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 84857454586     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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