Repeatability of methane production in cattle fed concentrate and forage diets

Author(s)
Goopy, John Patrick
Hegarty, Roger
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
Eight Angus steers whose methane emissions had had been found to be higher or lower than predicted when fed a commercial feedlot diet were re-tested on a medium quality forage diet. Methane emissions were within published ranges (136.4 g d⁻¹), but differences in actual vs predicted production between high and low ranked animals were diminished and several animals changed in rankings. This suggests that methane emission characteristics may not persist over time, and that any selection of animals for low methane emission may need to be diet specific.
Citation
Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences, 13(1), p. 75-78
ISSN
1230-1388
Link
Language
en
Publisher
Polska Akademia Nauk
Title
Repeatability of methane production in cattle fed concentrate and forage diets
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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