Rumen microbial (meta)genomics and its application to ruminant production

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 184-201

  Morgavi, D P ^a   Kelly, W J ^b   Janssen, P H ^b   Attwood, G T ^b  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

genomics; metagenomics; microbial; nutrition; rumen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BACTERIUM; BOVIDS; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETICS; GENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; GENOMICS; RUMEN; RUMINANTS;

EID: 84874821400     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112000419     Document Type: Conference Paper

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