Comparing noninvasive sampling techniques with standard cannula sampling method for ruminal microbial analysis
Rumen microbes play an important role in the conversion of indigestible plant material to energy and protein in dairy cows. Sampling for ruminal contents via cannula is considered the gold standard technique for microbial analysis, but the technique requires ruminally cannulated animals and speciali...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-11-01
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Series: | JDS Communications |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910221001587 |