The effect of twice daily 3-nitroxypropanol supplementation on enteric methane emissions in grazing dairy cows
H. Costigan, L Shalloo, M Egan, M Kennedy, C Dwan, S Walsh, D. Hennessy, Nicola Walker, R Zihlmann, B. Lahart
Abstract
than the control (P < 0.050). Future research should focus on methods to increase the efficacy of the additive throughout the day which would include the deployment of a slow-release form or an out-of-parlor feeding system that allows animals consume the product at additional time points.
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Methane emissionsGrazingAnimal scienceMethaneDairy cattleFood scienceBiologyEnvironmental scienceChemistryAgronomyEcologyRuminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyReproductive Physiology in LivestockGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock