Manipulating enteric methane emissions and animal performance of late-lactation dairy cows through concentrate supplementation at pasture

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2836-2842

  Lovett, D K ^a   Stack, L J ^a   Lovell, S ^a   Callan, J ^a   Flynn, B ^a   Hawkins, M ^a   O'Mara, F P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Concentrate supplementation; Enteric fermentation; Methane; Pasture

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 23344441465     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72964-7     Document Type: Article

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