Effects of naturally-produced lovastatin on feed digestibility, rumen fermentation, microbiota and methane emissions in goats over a 12-week treatment period.

Twenty male Saanen goats were randomly assigned to four levels of lovastatin supplementation and used to determine the optimal dosage and sustainability of naturally produced lovastatin from fermentation of palm kernel cake (PKC) with Aspergillus terreus on enteric methane (CH4) mitigation. The effe...

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Main Authors: Su Chui Len Candyrine, Mazrul Fahmi Mahadzir, Sani Garba, Mohammad Faseleh Jahromi, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Yong Meng Goh, Anjas Asmara Samsudin, Awis Qurni Sazili, Wei Li Chen, Siva Ganesh, Ron Ronimus, Stefan Muetzel, Juan Boo Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6033401?pdf=render