Essential oils and opportunities to mitigate enteric methane emissions from ruminants

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 338-355

  Benchaar, Chaouki ^a   Greathead, Henry ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteric methane emission; Essential oil; Mitigation; Plant extract

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BOVIDAE; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; FRANGULA; ORIGANUM; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79958766231     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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