Technical note: In vitro total gas and methane production measurements from closed or vented rumen batch culture systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1736-1741

  Cattani, M ^a   Tagliapietra, F ^a   Maccarana, L ^a   Hansen, H H ^b   Bailoni, L ^a   Schiavon, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

In vitro gas production; Methane; Rumen fermentation; Venting technique

Indexed keywords

GAS; METHANE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVINE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GAS; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASES; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; METHANE; RUMEN;

EID: 84894085448     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7462     Document Type: Article

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