The text of this unique book provides to the readers the basic and applied understanding of rumen ecosystem, function, assimilation of nutrients and metabolism. It would be of significance and useful to students appearing for NET, ARS, JRF and SRF examinations. Author furnished suitable and recent informations for professionals, Ph.D. Scholars, field veterinarians for nutritional disorders associated with rumen metabolism. Contents are embodied with current concepts and advances on rumen microbiology, digestive physiology and nutrient utilization with much warranted emphasis on anaerobic fungi. Accentuated illustrations are with requisite rumen microbes photos. The contents besieged latest techniques on rumen microbes enumeration, isolation and characterization with economized methods of feed evaluation.

The suitably illustrated text of this monograph provides the reader a basic understanding of rumen functions, feed nutrients digestion and assimilation in addition to differentiated aspects of cattle and buffalo nutrition based on rumen ecosystem. Not only that, the priority area of rumen microbial metabolism through anaerobic fungi has also been discussed. Included is the current information and the details of latest methodologies on microbial most probable numbers, isolation and characterization, growth, generic morphology and gas pool size. Chapter-wise references for further information are also available.