In vitro fermentation patterns and methane production as influenced by cultivar and season of harvest of Lolium perenne L.

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-21

  Lovett, D K ^a   McGilloway, D ^b   Bortolozzo, A ^c   Hawkins, M ^a   Callan, J ^a   Flynn, B ^a   O'Mara, F P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Department of Agriculture and Food   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Fermentability; Fermentation; Lolium perenne; Methane; Perennial ryegrass; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; GRASS; LIVESTOCK; METHANOGENESIS;

BOVIDAE; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 33645130102     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2006.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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