Dietary inclusion of diallyl disulfide, yucca powder, calcium fumarate, an extruded linseed product, or medium-chain fatty acids does not affect methane production in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3094-3104

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

^a Provimi Holding BV   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Energy balance; Feed additives; Methane

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUND; CALCIUM FUMARATE; DECANOIC ACID; DECANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; DISULFIDE; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHANE; OCTANOIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLAX; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; YUCCA;

ALLYL COMPOUNDS; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DECANOIC ACIDS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; DISULFIDES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLAX; FUMARATES; LACTATION; METHANE; MILK; OCTANOIC ACIDS; YUCCA;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 79956275162     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4042     Document Type: Article

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