Reducing in vitro rumen methanogenesis for two contrasting diets using a series of inclusion rates of different additives

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-157

  Obrien, M ^a   Navarro Villa, A ^a,b   Purcell, P J ^a,b   Boland, T M ^b   Okiely, P ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

in vitro total gas production technique; rumen fermentation modifiers; ruminant diets.

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; BARLEY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GAS PRODUCTION; GRASS; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; RUMINANT; SILAGE;

EID: 84891599697     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12204     Document Type: Article

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