Supplementation with whole cottonseed reduces methane emissions and can profitably increase milk production of dairy cows offered a forage and cereal grain diet

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 73-76

  Grainger, C ^a   Clarke, T ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^b   McGinn, S M ^b   Eckard, R J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAT; LACTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

BOS; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROPUS;

EID: 37649007903     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07224     Document Type: Conference Paper

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