Effects of a combination of feed additives on methane production, diet digestibility, and animal performance in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1445-1454

  Van Zijderveld, S M ^a   Fonken, B ^b   Dijkstra, J ^b   Gerrits, W J J ^b   Perdok, H B ^a   Fokkink, W ^a   Newbold, J R ^a  

^a Provimi Holding BV   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Feed additive; Methane

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM FUMARATE; FOOD ADDITIVE; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LAURIC ACID; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LINSEED OIL; METHANE; MYRISTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD ADDITIVES; FUMARATES; LACTATION; LAURIC ACIDS; LINSEED OIL; METHANE; MYRISTIC ACID; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; BOS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79951695852     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3635     Document Type: Article

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