Effects of urea plus nitrate pretreated rice straw and corn oil supplementation on fiber digestibility, nitrogen balance, rumen fermentation, microbiota and methane emissions in goats

Urea pretreatment is an efficient strategy to improve fiber digestibility of low quality roughages for ruminants. Nitrate and oil are usually used to inhibit enteric methane (CH4) emissions from ruminants. The objective of this study was to examine the combined effects of urea plus nitrate pretreate...

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Main Authors: Xiumin Zhang, Medrano, Rodolfo F., Min Wang, Beauchemin, Karen A., Zhiyuan Ma, Rong Wang, Jiangnan Wen, Lukuyu, Ben A., Zhiliang Tan
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Springer 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129280

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