Bacterial direct-fed microbials fail to reduce methane emissions in primiparous lactating dairy cows

Abstract Direct-fed microbials (DFM) are considered as a promising technique to improve animal productivity without affecting animal health or harming the environment. The potential of three bacterial DFM to reduce methane (CH4) emissions, modulate ruminal fermentation, milk production and compositi...

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Main Authors: Jeyamalar Jeyanathan, Cécile Martin, Maguy Eugène, Anne Ferlay, Milka Popova, Diego P. Morgavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0342-9