Effect of feeding dried high-sugar ryegrass ('AberMagic') on methane and urinary nitrogen emissions of primiparous cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 293-301

  Staerfl, S M ^a   Amelchanka, S L ^a   Kalber T ^a   Soliva, C R ^a   Kreuzer, M ^a   Zeitz, J O ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Methane; Protein; Ryegrass; Water soluble carbohydrate

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA; LOLIUM;

EID: 84869082445     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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