The rumen is a complex ecosystem composed of anaerobic bacteria, protozoa, fungi, methanogenic archaea and phages. These microbes interact closely to breakdown plant material that cannot be digested by humans, whilst providing metabolic energy to the host and, in the case of archaea, producing methane. Consequently, ruminants produce meat and milk, which are rich in high-quality protein, vitamins and minerals, ...
Made available in DSpace on 2015-11-03T18:06:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-12-11. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-11-04T10:13:19Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 WOS000349048300001.pdf: 2333231 bytes, checksum: fe0af481704310a032725c30b499553c (MD5); University of Queensland; CSIRO Livestock Industries; Meat and Livestock Australia; Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and ...