Effect of feeding palm oil by-products based diets on total bacteria, cellulolytic bacteria and methanogenic archaea in the rumen of goats

• Main Authors: Mohammed, Abdelrahim Abubakr, Alimon, Abdul Razak, Yaakub, Halimatun, Abdullah, Norhani, Ivan, Michael
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37241/1/Effect%20of%20feeding%20palm%20oil%20by.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37241/; http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0095713
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Rumen microorganisms are responsible for digestion and utilization of dietary feeds by host ruminants. Unconventional feed resources could be used as alternatives in tropical areas where feed resources are insufficient in terms of quality and quantity. The objective of the present experiment was to...