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The effect of dietary fat on methane production in sheep and cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

C. J. Newbold ,
A. R. Moss  and
G. S. Mollinson
C. J. Newbold
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB2 9SB, United Kingdom
A. R. Moss
Affiliation:
ADAS Dairy Research Centre, Feed Evaluation Unit, Stratford on Avon, CV37 9RQ, United Kingdom
G. S. Mollinson
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB2 9SB, United Kingdom
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Increasing concern over the role of greenhouse gases in global warming has led to a renewed interest in models for predicting methane production in ruminants. We have previously shown that data generated in sheep may be of limited use in predicting the effect of diet on absolute methane production by cattle (Newbold et al., 1995). However, sheep may still be a viable model for evaluating methods of reducing methane production by cattle. As dietary lipids may inhibit ruminal methanogenesis (Moss, 1993), we have now compared the effect of coconut and linseed oil on methane production by both sheep and cattle.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1996 , March 1996 , pp. 182
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1996

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