Rumen
Published in Encyclopedia of Life Sciences • Sep 20, 2013
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Authors:,,
Roderick I. Mackie
Christopher S. McSweeney
Rustam Aminov
Abstract
Abstract The rumen is a large pregastric fermentation compartment (foregut), which maintains a diverse but concentrated population of anaerobic bacteria, protozoa and fungi that are responsible for a variety of degradative and fermentative reactions. During this process biodegradable organic matter,...
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