Decrease of ruminal methane production in Rusitec fermenters through the addition of plant material from rhubarb (Rheum spp.) and alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3755-3763

  Garcia Gonzalez R ^a   Gonzalez J S ^a   Lopez S ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Methane; Plant additive; Rumen; Rusitec

Indexed keywords

METHANE; MONENSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FERMENTATION; FRANGULA; METABOLISM; RHUBARB; RUMINANT STOMACH; RHEUM;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FERMENTATION; FRANGULA; METHANE; MONENSIN; RHEUM; RUMEN;

ALNUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; FRANGULA; FRANGULA ALNUS; HORDEUM; RHEUM; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM;

EID: 77955047410     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3107     Document Type: Article

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