Mitigating methane production from ruminants; effect of calcium nitrate as modifier of the fermentation in an in vitro incubation using cassava root as the energy source and leaves of cassava or Mimosa pigra as source of protein

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Inthapanya, Sangkhom ^a   Preston, T R ^b   Leng, R A ^c  

^a Souphanouvong University   (Laos)

^b TOSOLY   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Gas production; Greenhouse gases; Tannins; Urea

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MIMOSA; MIMOSA PIGRA;

EID: 79951571450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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