Enteric methane production, rumen volatile fatty acid concentrations, and milk fatty acid composition in lactating Holstein-Friesian cows fed grass silage- or corn silage-based diets

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1915-1927

  van Gastelen, S ^a,b   Antunes Fernandes, E C ^a,b   Hettinga, K A ^b   Klop, G ^b   Alferink, S J J ^b   Hendriks, W H ^b   Dijkstra, J ^b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Dairy cow; Enteric methane production; Grass silage

Indexed keywords

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

FATTY ACID; METHANE; NITROGEN; STARCH; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; INTESTINE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; LACTATION; METHANE; MILK; NITROGEN; POACEAE; RUMEN; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84924053923     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8552     Document Type: Article

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