Effects of Forage Quality, MDGS, and Monensin on Performance, Methane Concentration, and Ruminal Fermentation of Growing Cattle
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work evaluating nutritional mitigation strategies. However, much of this work has been conducted on a small scale using intensive techniques such as respiration chambers or head boxes. Therefore, a method of gas collection and analysis was developed to allow evaluation of methane emissions by a large number of growing cattle under conditions that more closely mimic a production setting. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of forage quality, level of MDGS inclusion, and presence or absence of monensin on performance, methane concentration emitted by cattle, and ruminal VFA profile in growing calves and to determine the degree to which methane concentration and rumen fermentation characteristics are correlated.
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