Linseed suppresses enteric methane emissions from cattle fed barley silage, but not from those fed grass hay

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 321-329

  Chung, Y H ^a   He, M L ^a   McGinn, S M ^a   McAllister, T A ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enteric methane emission; Grass hay; Linseed; Non lactating Holstein cow; Sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas technique; Whole crop barley silage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; HORDEUM;

EID: 79958766029     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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