Influence of main dietary chemical constituents on the in vitro gas and methane production in diets for dairy cows

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Maccarana, Laura ^a   Cattani, Mirko ^a   Tagliapietra, Franco ^a   Bailoni, Lucia ^a   Schiavon, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Dietary manipulation; Gas production; In vitro techniques; Methane production

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987905554     PISSN: 16749782     EISSN: 20491891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40104-016-0109-5     Document Type: Article

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