Rumen ciliate protozoa of the blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola), with observations on morphological variation lines within the species Entodinium dubardi.

doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.1994.tb01481.x

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Rumen ciliate protozoa of the blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola), with observations on morphological variation lines within the species Entodinium dubardi.

The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000

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Protozoal concentrations were determined in rumen and cecal contents of 20 blue duikers (Cephalophus monticola). Ten animals of each sex were fed either a high concentrate or high roughage diet. Rumen protozoa were present in 19 of the 20 animals and concentrations ranged from 4.5 to 33.7 x 10(6)...

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Animals
Antelopes
Female
Genetic Variation
Kinetofragminophorea
Male
Rumen
Species Specificity

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