Effects of dietary starch content and rate of fermentation on methane production in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 486-499

  Hatew, B ^a   Podesta, S C ^a   Van Laar, H ^a,b   Pellikaan, W F ^a   Ellis, J L ^a,c   Dijkstra, J ^a   Bannink, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Nutreco R and D ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Methane; Starch fermentability; Starch level

Indexed keywords

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; METHANE; MILK PROTEIN; STARCH; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METHANE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POACEAE; RUMEN; SILAGE; STARCH;

EID: 84918827547     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8427     Document Type: Article

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