Changes in Microbial Diversity, Methanogenesis and Fermentation Characteristics in the Rumen in Response to Medicinal Plant Extracts

This study evaluated the in vitro effect of medicinal plant extracts on ruminal methanogenesis, four different groups of methanogens and ruminal fermentation characteristics. A fistulated Holstein cow was used as a donor of rumen fluid. Licorice and mugwort extracts (Glycyrrhiza uralensis and Artemi...

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Main Authors: Eun Tae Kim, Yea Hwang Moon, Kwan-Sik Min, Chang-Hyun Kim, Sam Churl Kim, Seung Kyu Ahn, Sung Sill Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2013-09-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-26-9-1289-10.pdf