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Methane production in cattle and sheep fed grass silage plus a barley based concentrate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

C.J. Newbold ,
A.R. Moss  and
G.S. Mollinson
C.J. Newbold
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB2 9SB.
A.R. Moss
Affiliation:
ADAS Drayton Research Centre, Feed Evaluation Unit, Stratford-on-Avon, CV37 9RQ
G.S. Mollinson
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB2 9SB.
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Increasing concern over the role of greenhouse gases in global warming has lead to a renewed interest in the production of methane by ruminants. Sheep are routinely used to study digestibility, however their use as a model to study methane production by cattle has received only limited attention (Blaxter and Wainman, 1964). The objective of the current study was to establish whether differences in methane production exist between sheep and cattle and to measure the magnitude of these differences under various dietary situations.

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Silage
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1994 , March 1994 , pp. 126
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1994

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References

Blaxter, K.L. and Wainman., F.W. 1964. The utilization of the energy of different rations by sheep and cattle for maintenance and fattening. J. Agric. Sci. (Camb.) 63: 113.Google Scholar