Rumen Microbial Ecosystem

Rumen Microbial Ecosystem
ISBN-10
1851661883
ISBN-13
9781851661886
Category
Science
Pages
527
Language
English
Published
1988-12-31
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
P.N. Hobson, C.S. Stewart

Description

The ruminant and the rumen; the rumen bacteria; the rumen protozoa; the rumen anaerobic fungi; development of, and natural fluctuations in, rumen, microbial populations; energy yielding and consuming reactions; metabolism of nitrogen- containing compounds; polysaccharide degradation by rumen microorganisms;lipid metabolism of rumen, the genetics of rumen bacteria; microbe-microbe intercations; compartmentation in the rumen; manipulation of rumen fermentation; digestive disorders and nutritional toxicity;

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