Methane emissions and digestive physiology of non-lactating dairy cows fed pasture forage

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 601-613

  Pinares Patino C S ^a   Waghorn, G C ^b   Machmuller A ^a,c   Vlaming, B ^a   Molano, G ^a   Cavanagh, A ^a   Clark, H ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Animal variation; Dairy cows; Feed intake; Methane; Pasture; Rumen digestion

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 37649010889     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS06023     Document Type: Article

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