A fibrolytic enzyme additive for lactating Holstein cow diets: Ruminal fermentation, rumen microbial populations, and enteric methane emissions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1419-1427

  Chung, Y H ^a   Zhou, M ^b   Holtshausen, L ^a   Alexander, T W ^a   McAllister, T A ^a   Guan, L L ^b   Oba, M ^b   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enteric methane emission; Exogenous fibrolytic enzyme additive; Ruminal bacteria; Sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas technique

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; METHANE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; ENZYMES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METHANE; RUMEN;

EID: 84857314264     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4552     Document Type: Article

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