Interpretive Summary: 3-Nitrooxypropanol supplementation of a forage diet decreased enteric methane emissions from beef cattle without affecting feed intake and apparent total-tract digestibility
By: Aklilu W Alemu, Robert J Gruninger, Xiu Min Zhang, Eóin O’Hara, Maik Kindermann, Karen A Beauchemin
This study evaluated the effects of supplementing forage fed cattle with 3-nitrooxypropanol (150 mg/kg dry matter) on feed intake, rumen fermentation and microbial community composition, methane emissions, and nutrient digestibility. Eight ruminally cannulated beef heifers were used for the experiment. The results indicated that 3-nitrooxypropanol supplementation substantially reduced methane emissions without affecting feed intake and total-tract digestibility of nutrients.
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