Wheat is more potent than corn or barley for dietary mitigation of enteric methane emissions from dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 7139-7153

  Moate, P J ^a   Williams, S R O ^a   Jacobs, J L ^a   Hannah, M C ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^b   Eckard, R J ^c   Wales, W J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne ^*

^c Department of Primary Industries   (Australia)

Author keywords

cattle; methane; pH; ruminal fluid; starch

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BOVINE; DIET; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GAS; HORDEUM; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; RUMEN; SECRETION (PROCESS); WHEAT;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASES; HORDEUM; LACTATION; METHANE; MILK; RUMEN; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85023781538     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12482     Document Type: Article

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