Effects of replacing barley grain in feedlot diets with increasing levels of glycerol on in vitro fermentation and methane production

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 265-268

  Avila, J S ^a,b,c   Chaves, A V ^a   Hernandez Calva, M ^b   Beauchemin, K A ^b   McGinn, S M ^b   Wang, Y ^b   Harstad, O M ^d   McAllister, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Glycerol; In vitro; Methane

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HORDEUM;

EID: 79958767722     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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