Abundance and diversity of rumen protozoa in lambs fed Gliricidia sepium silage

The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in ruminal protozoa in lambs after partial replacement of feed concentrates in their diets with Gliricidia sepium silage. Twenty-four male Santa Ines lambs with an average initial weight of 14.5 kg were used. The experimental design was completely...

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Main Authors: Isabel Martinele, Lucas Feitosa Silva, Marta D'Agosto, Evandro Neves Muniz, José Luiz de Sá, Gladston Rafael de Arruda Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2014-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014000800436&lng=en&tlng=en