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Hydrogen and methane emissions from beef cattle and their rumen microbial community vary with diet, time after feeding and genotype.
The British journal of nutrition - 14 Aug 2014
Rooke John A, Wallace R John, Duthie Carol-Anne, McKain Nest, de Souza Shirley Motta, Hyslop Jimmy J, Ross David W, Waterhouse Tony, Roehe Rainer
Abstract excerpt
The aims of the present study were to quantify hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) emissions from beef cattle under different dietary conditions and to assess how cattle genotype and rumen microbial community affected these emissions. A total of thirty-six Aberdeen Angus-sired (AAx) and thirty-six Limousin-sired (LIMx) steers were fed two diets with forage:concentrate ratios (DM basis) of either 8:92 (concentrate) or...
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