The effect of dietary fats on methane emissions, and its other effects on digestibility, rumen fermentation and lactation performance in cattle: A meta-analysis

Livestock Science

Volumn 155, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 244-254

  Patra, Amlan Kumar ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cattle; Fats; Fatty acid composition; Methane emission; Milk yield; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84880046653     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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