The influence of grass silage-to-maize silage ratio and concentrate composition on methane emissions, performance and milk composition of dairy cows

It is well-established that altering the proportion of starch and fibre in ruminant diets can alter ruminal and post-ruminal digestion, although quantitative evidence that this reduces enteric methane (CH4) production in dairy cattle is lacking. The objective of this study was to examine the effect...

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Published in:	Animal
Main Authors:	K.J. Hart, J.A. Huntington, R.G. Wilkinson, C.G. Bartram, L.A. Sinclair
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015-01-01
Subjects:	methane dairy cows forage SF6 tracer
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115000208