Effects of a specific blend of essential oils on apparent nutrient digestion, rumen fermentation and rumen microbial populations in sheep fed a 50:50 alfalfa hay:concentrate diet.

Journal: Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences
Published Date: Jan 18, 2016

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of a specific mixture of essential oils (MEO), containing thyme, clove and cinnamon EO, on rumen microbial fermentation, nutrient apparent digestibility and blood metabolites in fistulated sheep.

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  • N Khateri
    Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, P.O. Box: 416, Iran.
  • O Azizi
    Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, P.O. Box: 416, Iran.
  • H Jahani-Azizabadi
    Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, P.O. Box: 416, Iran.

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