Mitigating methane emissions from ruminants; comparison of three nitrate salts as sources of NPN (and sinks for hydrogen) in an in vitro system using molasses and cassava leaf meal as substrates

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-

  Phuong, Le Thuy Binh ^a   Khang, Duong Nguyen ^a   Preston, T R ^b   Leng, R A ^c  

^a NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b TOSOLY   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium nitrate; Climate change; Fermentation; Gas production; Greenhouse gases; Potassium nitrate; Sodium nitrate; Urea

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84855441973     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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