Methane inhibition alters the microbial community, hydrogen flow and fermentation response in the rumen of cattle

Management of metabolic hydrogen ([H]) in the rumen has been identified as an important consideration when reducing ruminant CH4 emissions. However, little is known about hydrogen flux and microbial rumen population responses to CH4 inhibition when animals are fed with slowly degradable diets. The e...

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Main Authors: Gonzalo Martinez-Fernandez, Stuart Edward Denman, Chunlei Yang, Jane Cheung, Makoto Mitsumori, Christopher Simon McSweeney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01122/full