A high dose of monensin does not reduce methane emissions of dairy cows offered pasture supplemented with grain

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5300-5308

  Grainger, C ^a   Williams, R ^a   Eckard, R J ^b   Hannah, M C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Enteric methane; Monensin; Pasture diet

Indexed keywords

METHANE; MONENSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOLIUM; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOLIUM; METHANE; MILK; MONENSIN; RUMEN;

FISTULA; FRIESIA; HORDEUM; LOLIUM;

EID: 78649361204     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3154     Document Type: Article

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