The potential of 3-nitrooxypropanol to lower enteric methane emissions from beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4682-4693

  Romero Perez, A ^a,b   Okine, E K ^b   McGinn, S M ^a   Guan, L L ^b   Oba, M ^b   Duval, S M ^c   Kindermann, M ^c   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3 nitrooxypropanol; Beef cattle; Enteric methane emissions

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHARMACOLOGY; PROPANOL;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECTS; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; RUMINANT STOMACH; VETERINARY;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECTS; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHANE; NITRATES; PHARMACOLOGY; PROPANOLS; RUMEN; VETERINARY;

EID: 84907494419     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-7573     Document Type: Article

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