Methods in Gut Microbial Ecology for Ruminants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Makkar, Harinder P.S (Editor), McSweeney, Christopher S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Microbial ecology.; Molecular ecology.; Microbiology.; Zoology.; Life Sciences.; Microbial Ecology.; Molecular Ecology.

Asaresultofvarioushumanactivities,suchasincreaseinhumanpopulation,decrease in arable land due to soil degradation, urbanization, industrialization and associated increase in the demand for livestock products, dramatic changes are occurring in the global ruminant livestock sector. These changes inclu...