Feeding saponin-containing Yucca schidigera and Quillaja saponaria to decrease enteric methane production in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2809-2821

  Holtshausen, L ^a   Chaves, A V ^a,c   Beauchemin, K A ^a   McGinn, S M ^a   McAllister, T A ^a   Odongo, N E ^a,d   Cheeke, P R ^b   Benchaar, C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Methane; Quillaja saponaria; Rumen fermentation; Yucca schidigera

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; QUILLAJA; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA;

EID: 67649197732     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1843     Document Type: Article

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