Replacement of Soybean Meal With Soybean Cake Reduces Methane Emissions in Dairy Cows and an Assessment of a Face-Mask Technique for Methane Measurement

The objective of this study was to (a) evaluate the effect of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with soybean cake (SBC) on feeding behavior, rumen fermentation, milk production, nutrient digestibility and CH4 emissions and (b) investigate whether a face-mask technique could be used to predict daily metha...

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Main Authors: Sylvia Rocha Silveira, Stephanie Amelia Terry, Tamara Elaine Biffin, Rogério Martins Maurício, Luiz Gustavo Ribeiro Pereira, Alexandre Lima Ferreira, Rafael Sandin Ribeiro, João Paulo Sacramento, Thierry Ribeiro Tomich, Fernanda S. Machado, Mariana. M. Campos, Marco Antonio Sundfeld Gama, Alexandre Vieira Chaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00295/full