Nitrate replacing urea as a fermentable N source decreases enteric methane production and increases the efficiency of feed utilization in Yellow cattle

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Sophal, Cheat ^a   Khang, Duong Nguyen ^b   Preston, T R ^b   Leng, R A ^c  

^a Royal University of Agriculture   (Cambodia)

^b NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Greenhouse gas; N balance; Rumen ammonia; VFA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879769566     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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