| rumen ciliate composition and diversity of japanese beef black cattle in comparison with those of holstein-friesian cattle. | the composition of ciliate protozoa in the rumen of 30 japanese beef black cattle (bos taurus taurus) fed in yoron island, kagoshima, was compared with that of 125 holstein-friesian cattle (bos taurus taurus) fed in hokkaido. thirteen genera including 44 species with 32 formae detected from japanese beef black cattle and 15 genera including 48 species with 25 formae from holstein-friesian cattle were identified. thirty-six species with 19 formae were common to both hosts. a new species was recog ... | 1994 | 7999896 |