Impact of ruminal pH on enteric methane emissions

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1760-1766

  Hunerberg M ^a,b   McGinn, S M ^b   Beauchemin, K A ^b   Entz, T ^b   Okine, E K ^a   Harstad, O M ^c   McAllister, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Beef cattle; Methane; PH; Rumen

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD GRAIN; HORDEUM; METABOLISM; PH; RUMEN; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; EDIBLE GRAIN; FEMALE; HORDEUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHANE; RUMEN; SILAGE;

EID: 84978386148     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8469     Document Type: Article

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