@article {10.3844/ajavsp.2009.37.41,
article_type = {journal},
title = {The Study of Diversity of Ciliate Protozoa in Ghizel Sheep Fed in Pasture and Nourished by Dried Grape by-Product },
author = {Akbar, Taghizadeh and Ali, Mahbob Soltan and Golamreza, Zarrini and Maghsoud, Besharati and Adel, Ansari},
volume = {4},
number = {2},
year = {2009},
month = {Jun},
pages = {37-41},
doi = {10.3844/ajavsp.2009.37.41},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajavsp.2009.37.41},
abstract = {Problem statement: Ciliate protozoa are one of the normal microorganisms that found in rumen of both domestic and wild ruminants. Several factors seem to influence the concentration and composition of the protozoal fauna in the rumen. The aim of the present study was to determine the rumen ciliates protozoa diversity in Ghizel sheep of East Azerbaijan province and evaluate effects of alfalfa replacement by multiple level of dried grape by-product (0, 15, 30 and 45% of diet) on ciliate protozoa population. Approach: In the first experiment, samples of rumen fluids were collected from 16 mature sheep. Selected sheep were belonged to 4 pure herds of Ghizel sheep in east Azerbaijan province. In the second experiment, sixteen mature Ghizel wether sheep of live weight 34 kg (±1.5) were used. Data obtained from study was subjected to ANOVA as a completely randomized design with 4 replicates by the GLM procedure and treatment means were compared by the Duncan test. Results: In experiment 1, different geographical locations affect total number of rumen ciliated protozoa (p},
journal = {American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}