Effects of replacing Brachiaria hay with either Desmodium intortum or dairy concentrate on animal performance and enteric methane emissions of low-yielding dairy cows

Effects of replacing Brachiaria hay with either Desmodium intortum or dairy concentrate on animal performance and enteric methane emissions of low-yielding dairy cows

In Africa, cattle are often fed low quality tropical roughages resulting in low-yielding animals with high methane (CH4) emission intensity (EI, g CH4/per unit of product). Supplementation with protein is known to improve the nutritive value of the otherwise low-quality diets. However, animal nutrit...

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Main Authors: Daniel Korir, Richard Eckard, John Goopy, Claudia Arndt, Lutz Merbold, Svenja Marquardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Animal Science
Subjects:
protein supplementation
tannins
milk production
digestibility
low quality diet
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2022.963323/full

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