Effects of gas composition in headspace and bicarbonate concentrations in media on gas and methane production, degradability, and rumen fermentation using in vitro gas production techniques

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4592-4600

  Patra, Amlan Kumar ^a,b   Yu, Zhongtang ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; Headspace gas; In vitro gas production; Methane

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GAS; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PH; RUMINANT STOMACH;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; METHANE; NITROGEN; RUMEN;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84879297663     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6606     Document Type: Article

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