Screening the activity of plants and spices for decreasing ruminal methane production in vitro

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 36-52

  Garcia Gonzalez R ^a   Lopez S ^a   Fernandez M ^a   Bodas, R ^a   Gonzalez J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Additive; Medicinal plant; Methane production; Ruminal fermentation

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALNUS; FRANGULA; FRANGULA ALNUS; RHEUM OFFICINALE; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM;

EID: 53249128962     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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