Prediction of enteric methane output from milk fatty acid concentrations and rumen fermentation parameters in dairy cows fed sunflower, flax, or canola seeds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6057-6068

  Mohammed, R ^a   McGinn, S M ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methane; Milk fatty acid composition; Prediction equation

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; METHANE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FLAX; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; RAPESEED; RUMINANT STOMACH; SUNFLOWER;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BRASSICA NAPUS; CATTLE; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FLAX; HELIANTHUS; METHANE; MILK; RUMEN; SEEDS;

EID: 82155192893     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4369     Document Type: Article

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