Cattle Diets Strongly Affect Nitrous Oxide in the Rumen

This study aimed at assigning climate-relevant gaseous emissions from ruminants to animal- or feed-related origin. Three adult rumen-cannulated German Holstein steers and three forage types (corn silage (CS), alfalfa silage (AS) and grass hay (GH)) were used in a 3 × 3 Latin square design....

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Main Authors: Katrin Gerlach, Alexander J. Schmithausen, Ansgar C. H. Sommer, Manfred Trimborn, Wolfgang Büscher, Karl-Heinz Südekum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
cow
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/10/3679