Thyme and cinnamon essential oils: Potential alternatives for monensin as a rumen modifier in beef production systems

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-16

  Khorrami, B ^a   Vakili, A R ^a   Mesgaran, M Danesh ^a   Klevenhusen, F ^b  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Cinnamaldehyde; Microbial population; Rumen fermentation; Thymol

Indexed keywords

BOS; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; PROTOZOA; RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS; RUMINOCOCCUS FLAVEFACIENS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84922602424     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2014.11.009     Document Type: Article

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