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Influence of periparturient and postpartum diets on rumen methanogen communities in three breeds of primiparous dairy cows

BACKGROUND: Enteric methane from rumen methanogens is responsible for 25.9 % of total methane emissions in the United States. Rumen methanogens also contribute to decreased animal feed efficiency. For methane mitigation strategies to be successful, it is important to establish which factors influenc...

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Autores principales: Cersosimo, Laura M., Bainbridge, Melissa L., Kraft, Jana, Wright, André-Denis G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27141986
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0694-7