Enteric methane production, digestibility and rumen fermentation in dairy cows fed different forages with and without rapeseed fat supplementation

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 184, Issue 1-4, 2013, Pages 67-79

  Brask, M ^a   Lund, P ^a   Hellwing, A L F ^a   Poulsen, M ^a   Weisbjerg, M R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Canola; Cattle; Fiber digestibility; Grass silage; Maize silage

Indexed keywords

BOS; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84881029061     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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