Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants
Cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo and other ruminant animals in developing countries feed mainly on poor-quality plant material, on natural rangelands or pastures as well as on bushes, trees and crop residues. The efficient utilization of such materials depends upon symbiotic micro-organisms in one of t...
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| author | MacMillan, Susan |
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| description | Cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo and other ruminant animals in developing countries feed mainly on poor-quality plant material, on natural rangelands or pastures as well as on bushes, trees and crop residues. The efficient utilization of such materials depends upon symbiotic micro-organisms in one of the digestive compartments of these animals. A research project at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), based in Kenya and Ethiopia, focuses on the ability of ruminants to utilize microbial organisms to produce good-quality protein. Understanding the rumen fermentation system will allow scientists to modify it to improve ruminant production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace328602022-01-29T16:18:13Z Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants MacMillan, Susan ruminants tropics feeds supplements rumen nutritional status Cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo and other ruminant animals in developing countries feed mainly on poor-quality plant material, on natural rangelands or pastures as well as on bushes, trees and crop residues. The efficient utilization of such materials depends upon symbiotic micro-organisms in one of the digestive compartments of these animals. A research project at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), based in Kenya and Ethiopia, focuses on the ability of ruminants to utilize microbial organisms to produce good-quality protein. Understanding the rumen fermentation system will allow scientists to modify it to improve ruminant production. 1996 2013-07-03T05:25:38Z 2013-07-03T05:25:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32860 en Limited Access Biotechnology and Development Monitor;27: 8-9 |
| spellingShingle | ruminants tropics feeds supplements rumen nutritional status MacMillan, Susan Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants |
| title | Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants |
| title_full | Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants |
| title_fullStr | Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants |
| title_short | Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants |
| title_sort | improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants |
| topic | ruminants tropics feeds supplements rumen nutritional status |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32860 |
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