The red macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis is a potent natural antimethanogenic that reduces methane production during in vitro fermentation with rumen fluid

Animal Production Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 282-289

  Kinley, Robert D ^a   De Nys, Rocky ^a   Vucko, Matthew J ^a   MacHado, Lorenna ^a   Tomkins, Nigel W ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

greenhouse gas; ruminant; seaweed.

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EMISSION INVENTORY; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MACROALGA; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; RED ALGA; RUMINANT; SEAWEED;

AUSTRALIA;

ASPARAGOPSIS; ASPARAGOPSIS TAXIFORMIS;

EID: 84958190854     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN15576     Document Type: Conference Paper

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