Rumen protozoa of different ages of beef cattle raised in tropical pastures during the dry season

Rumen protozoa of different ages of beef cattle raised in tropical pastures during the dry season

The purpose of this study was to quantify, identify and compare the protozoa populations in the rumen of different ages of beef cattle raised in tropical pastures during the dry season. We sampled the ruminal fluid of 36 steers, 34 cows and 30 calves, all crossbred Nelore. The ruminal fluid was dilu...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Robson Duarte, Flávia Oliveira Abrão, Izabella Carolina Oliveira Ribeiro, Edvaldo Alves Vieira, Ana Carolina Nigri, Kellerson Luiz Silva, Gercino Ferreira Virgínio Júnior, Silene Maria Prates Barreto, Luciana Castro Geraseev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Animal Research
Subjects:
Beef cattle
protozoa
ruminal microbiota
tropical pasture
semiarid
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09712119.2018.1530676

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