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Ruminal fermentation and microbial ecology of buffaloes and cattle fed the same diet.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Dec 2012
Lwin Khin-Ohnmar, Kondo Makoto, Ban-Tokuda Tomomi, Lapitan Rosalina M, Del-Barrio Arnel N, Fujihara Tsutomu, Matsui Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Although buffaloes and cattle are ruminants, their digestive capabilities and rumen microbial compositions are considered to be different. The purpose of this study was to compare the rumen microbial ecology of crossbred water buffaloes and cattle that were fed the same diet. Cattle exhibited a higher fermentation rate than buffaloes. Methane production and methanogen density were lower in buffaloes. Phylogenetic...
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