Shifts in metabolic hydrogen sinks in the methanogenesis-inhibited ruminal fermentation: A meta-analysis

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Ungerfeld, Emilio M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Meta analysis; Metabolic hydrogen; Methanogenesis inhibition; Rumen; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; HYDROGEN; IONOPHORE; LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; METHANE; NITRATE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC MATTER; PROPIONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BATCH CELL CULTURE; CASHEW NUT; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERMENTATION; META ANALYSIS; METABOLIC INHIBITION; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC FERMENTATION; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PH; ROUGHAGE;

EID: 84927522284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00037     Document Type: Article

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