Strategic use of tannins as means to limit methane emission from ruminant livestock

International Congress Series

Volumn 1293, Issue , 2006, Pages 164-167

  Hess, H D ^a   Tiemann, T T ^b   Noto, F ^b   Carulla, J E ^c   Kreuzer, M ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Legume; Methane; Rumen fermentation; Tannin

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749124358     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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