The acute effect of addition of nitrate on in vitro and in vivo methane emission in dairy cows

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1432-1435

  Lund, P ^a   Dahl, R ^a   Yang, H J ^b   Hellwing, A L F ^a   Cao, B B ^b   Weisbjerg, M R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CH; gas production; mitigation; ruminant; VFA.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905676999     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN14339     Document Type: Article

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