Effects of dietary energy and nitrogen supplements on rumen fermentation and protozoa population in buffalo and zebu cattle Efeitos de suplementos energéticos e nitrogenados na dieta sobre a fermentação e a população de protozoários no rúmen de búfalos e bovinos zebuínos

The effects were assessed of two energy sources in concentrate (ground grain corn vs. citrus pulp) and two nitrogen sources (soybean meal vs. urea) on rumen metabolism in four buffaloes and four zebu cattle (Nellore) with rumen cannula and fed in a 4 × 4 Latin square design with feeds conta...

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Main Authors: Raul Franzolin, Fabrício Pini Rosales, Weber Vilas Bôas Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010000300014