Lipid-induced depression of methane production and digestibility in the artificial rumen system (RUSITEC)

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-278

  Dong, Y ^a   Bae, H D ^b   McAllister, T A ^b   Mathison, G W ^a   Cheng, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial rumen; Bacteria; Digestibility; Lipids; Methane; VFA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; GADUS MORHUA; METHANOBACTERIALES; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031533233     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-078     Document Type: Article

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