Medium-chain fatty acids and their potential to reduce methanogenesis in domestic ruminants

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 107-114

  Machmüller, Andrea ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coconut oil; Enteric methane emission; Lauric acid; Methane mitigation strategy; Myristic acid; Rumen archaea

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; FATTY ACID; RUMINANT;

ARCHAEA; BOVIDAE; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; ELAEIS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 30644479171     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.08.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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