Performance and methane emissions of Nellore steers grazing tropical pasture supplemented with lipid sources

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of lipid sources on voluntary intake, digestibility, performance, and CH4 emission of Nellore steers grazing Brachiaria brizantha cv. Xaraés forage in the dry season. Forty-five Nellore steers with average weight of 442±34 kg were allot...

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Main Authors: Isabela Pena Carvalho de Carvalho, Giovani Fiorentini, Alexandre Berndt, Pablo de Souza Castagnino, Juliana Duarte Messana, Rosa Toyoko Shiraishi Frighetto, Ricardo Andrade Reis, Telma Teresinha Berchielli
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982016001200760&lng=en&tlng=en