Dairy system, parity, and lactation stage affect enteric methane production, yield, and intensity per kilogram of milk and cheese predicted from gas chromatography fatty acids

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 1752-1766

  Bittante, Giovanni ^a   Cecchinato, Alessio ^a   Schiavon, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cheese effect; dairy system; ecological footprint; global warming; greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; METHANE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; BREEDING; CHEESE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RUMEN; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEESE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHANE; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85042756614     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13472     Document Type: Article

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