Methane production by mixed ruminal cultures incubated in dual-flow fermentors

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 112-121

  Eun, J S ^a,b   Fellner, V ^a   Gumpertz, M L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuous culture; Methane production; Microbial energetics; Stoichiometric equation

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

METHANE; MINERAL; VITAMIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; RUMINANT STOMACH; SOYBEAN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHANE; MINERALS; RUMEN; SOYBEANS; VITAMINS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1642567431     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73148-3     Document Type: Article

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