Proportional distribution of predominant rumen bacteria between the solid and the liquid portions of ruminal ingesta

That certain bacteria in the rumen of sheep and cattle are attached to solid particles in the ruminal ingesta has been known for many years. In 1942 Baker published direct microscopical evidence that bacteria were attached to cellulose food particles and to starch granules in the rumen. The sites of...

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Main Author: Brinkman, Paul A
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Rhodes University 1966
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009715