Effect of sward dry matter digestibility on methane production, ruminal fermentation, and microbial populations of zero-grazed beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3342-3350

  Hart, K J ^a   Martin, P G ^b   Foley, P A ^a   Kenny, D A ^a   Boland, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Methane; Pasture quality; Sulfur hexafluoride; Zero grazed

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL DNA; METHANE; RNA 16S; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; LOLIUM; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMINANT STOMACH;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOLIUM; MALE; METHANE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVIDAE; FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 70349693960     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1786     Document Type: Article

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