Assessment of archaeol as a molecular proxy for methane production in cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1211-1217

  McCartney, C A ^a,b,d   Bull, I D ^a   Yan, T ^c   Dewhurst, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeol; Calorimetric chamber; Enteric methane; Rumen methanogen

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOL LIPID; GLYCEROL ETHER; METHANE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; SILAGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLYCERYL ETHERS; LACTATION; METHANE; SILAGE;

ARCHAEA; BOS;

EID: 84872680249     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6042     Document Type: Article

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