Methane production and energy partition in sheep fed timothy silage- or hay-based diets
Methane is produced as a result of anaerobic fermentation of the soluble and structural carbohydrates by methanogens in the rumen of ruminant animals. Removal of methane from rumen represents a loss of approximately 7.22% of gross energy intake. Four ruminally fistulated Cheviot wethers were used i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pusat Penelitian dan Pengembangan Peternakan
2007-03-01
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| Series: | Jurnal Ilmu Ternak dan Veteriner |
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| Online Access: | http://medpub.litbang.pertanian.go.id/index.php/jitv/article/view/561/570 |