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Host genetics and the rumen microbiome jointly associate with methane emissions in dairy cows

Cattle and other ruminants produce large quantities of methane (~110 million metric tonnes per annum), which is a potent greenhouse gas affecting global climate change. Methane (CH(4)) is a natural by-product of gastro-enteric microbial fermentation of feedstuffs in the rumen and contributes to 6% o...

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Autores principales: Difford, Gareth Frank, Plichta, Damian Rafal, Løvendahl, Peter, Lassen, Jan, Noel, Samantha Joan, Højberg, Ole, Wright, André-Denis G., Zhu, Zhigang, Kristensen, Lise, Nielsen, Henrik Bjørn, Guldbrandtsen, Bernt, Sahana, Goutam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30312316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007580

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