The Role of pH in Regulating Ruminai Methane and Ammonia Production

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2190-2196

  Lana, Rogério P ^a,c   Russell, James B ^a   Van Amburgh, Michael E ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ROBERT W HOLLEY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Deamination; Methane; pH; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMMONIA; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DEAMINATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ACETATES; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; DEAMINATION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; METHANE; PROPIONATES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN;

EID: 0032134062     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7682190x     Document Type: Article

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