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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Autor principal: MacMillan, Susan
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32860
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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
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