Temporal changes in microbial communities attached to forages with different lignocellulosic compositions in cattle rumenPublished2020StatusLimited AccessLanguageenILRI ProgramsLivestock geneticsJournal Articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110643CitationGharechahi, J., Vahidi, M.F., Xue-Zhi Ding, Jian-Lin Han, Salekdeh, G.H. 2020. Temporal changes in microbial communities attached to forages with different lignocellulosic compositions in cattle rumen. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 96(6): fiaa069.Tagsanimal feedingcattlefeedsforageslivestock
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