The effects of supplementing grazing dairy cows with partial mixed ration on enteric methane emissions and milk production during mid to late lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6582-6590

  O'Neill, B F ^a,b   Deighton, M H ^a   O'Loughlin, B M ^a   Galvin, N ^a   O'Donovan, M ^a   Lewis, E ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Enteric methane; Grass; Partial mixed ration

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOLIUM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOLIUM; METHANE; MILK;

BOS; BOVIDAE; FRIESIA; HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84867748665     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5257     Document Type: Article

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