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. 1955 May;3(3):161–173. doi: 10.1128/am.3.3.161-173.1955

Microbial Activity in the Bovine Rumen

Its Measurement and Relation to Bloat1

R E Hungate 1,2,3,2, D W Fletcher 1,2,3,2, R W Dougherty 1,2,3,3, B F Barrentine 1,2,3,4
PMCID: PMC1057088  PMID: 14377385

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