Anti-methanogenic effects of monensin in dairy and beef cattle: A meta-analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5161-5173

  Ranga Niroshan Appuhamy, J A D ^a   Strathe, A B ^a   Jayasundara, S ^b   Wagner Riddle, C ^b   Dijkstra, J ^c   France, J ^b   Kebreab, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy and beef cattle; Meta analysis; Methane; Monensin

Indexed keywords

METHANE; MONENSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; DAIRY AND BEEF CATTLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM;

DAIRY AND BEEF CATTLE; META-ANALYSIS; METHANE; MONENSIN;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; METHANE; MONENSIN;

BOS;

EID: 84880574493     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5923     Document Type: Article

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