Effect of dietary crude protein and forage contents on enteric methane emissions and nitrogen excretion from dairy cows simultaneously

Animal Production Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 312-321

  Niu, M ^a   Appuhamy, J A D R N ^a   Leytem, A B ^b   Dungan, R S ^b   Kebreab, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

lactating dairy cow.

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CARBON EMISSION; CATTLE; DESIGN; EXCRETION; FORAGE; LACTATION; MANURE; METHANE; MILK; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; URINE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84958159649     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN15498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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