In vitro screening of the potential of numerous plant species as antimethanogenic feed additives for ruminants

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 145, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 245-258

  Bodas, R ^a   Lopez S ^a   Fernandez M ^a   Garcia Gonzalez R ^a   Rodriguez A B ^a   Wallace, R J ^b   Gonzalez J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botanicals; Methane; Plant additive; Plant secondary compound; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; CARDUUS; CARDUUS PYCNOCEPHALUS; HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; RHEUM NOBILE; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM;

EID: 48049111594     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.04.015     Document Type: Article

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