Bacterial diversity dynamics associated with different diets and different primer pairs in the rumen of Kankrej cattle.

The ruminal microbiome in herbivores plays a dominant role in the digestion of lignocellulose and has potential to improve animal productivity. Kankrej cattle, a popular native breed of the Indian subcontinent, were used to investigate the effect of different dietary treatments on the bacterial dive...

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Main Authors: Dipti W Pitta, Nidhi Parmar, Amrut K Patel, Nagaraju Indugu, Sanjay Kumar, Karsanbhai B Prajapathi, Anand B Patel, Bhaskar Reddy, Chaitanya Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4218807?pdf=render