Effects of tea saponins on rumen microbiota, rumen fermentation, methane production and growth performance-a review

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 697-706

  Wang, Jia Kun ^a   Ye, Jun An ^a   Liu, Jian Xin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth performance; Hydrogen acceptor; Rumen fermentation; Rumen microbiota; Tea saponins

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARCHAEON; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EUKARYOTE; FERMENTATION; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; STOMACH JUICE; TEA;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATTLE; EUKARYOTA; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GOATS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RUMEN; SAPONINS; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CILIOPHORA; GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84857690800     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9960-8     Document Type: Review

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