Replacement of barley with oats and dehulled oats: Effects on milk production, enteric methane emissions, and energy utilization in dairy cows fed a grass silage-based diet
P. Fant, Mohammad Ramin, Pekka Huhtanen
Abstract
intensity. In addition, dehulling of oats before feeding is unnecessary because it did not significantly improve production performance of dairy cows in positive energy balance.
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Dry matterSilageAvenaLatin squareDairy cattleAgronomyForageBiologyRapeseedCanolaFood scienceAnimal scienceChemistryFermentationRumenRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactMuscle metabolism and nutrition