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Rumen Protozoa

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Rumen Microbiology: From Evolution to Revolution

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The interrelationships between the rumen ciliate protozoa and the livestock animal are discussed here. These include the distribution of protozoa, their classification and the effect of protozoa on and co-evolution along with livestock. The purpose of this chapter is to emphasise those aspects which are of importance to the rumen metabolism.

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  1. Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Vermont, 570 Main Street, Burlington, VT, 05401, USA

    André-Denis G. Wright

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  1. College of Dairy Science and Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

    Anil Kumar Puniya

  2. Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Rameshwar Singh

  3. Division of Animal Nutrition, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Devki Nandan Kamra

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Wright, AD.G. (2015). Rumen Protozoa. In: Puniya, A., Singh, R., Kamra, D. (eds) Rumen Microbiology: From Evolution to Revolution. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2401-3_8

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