emissions were investigated in two in vivo experiments and in four in vitro experiments. In
the in vivo experiments, four lactating dairy cows and four beef heifers were supplemented
0.2 g/d of the essential oils (ca. 2–4 ppm m/v) during an eight-weeks period, where the first
two weeks served as control (no essential oils supplementation). In dairy cattle, essential
oils tended to decrease the daily CH 4 emissions (g/d) and CH 4 relative to dry matter intake …