The effect of the diet fed to donor sheep on in vitro methane production and ruminal fermentation of diets of variable composition

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 158, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 126-135

  Martinez M E ^a,b   Ranilla, M J ^a,b   Tejido, M L ^a,b   Saro, C ^a,b   Carro, M D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Ganadería de Montana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forage; Forage:concentrate ratio; In vitro ruminal fermentation; Methane; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77953133446     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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