Milk odd-and branched-chain fatty acids as biomarkers of rumen function—An update

V Fievez, E Colman, JM Castro-Montoya… - Animal Feed Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
The main odd-and branched-chain fatty acids (OBCFA) in milk of dairy cows are isomers of
tridecanoic acid (iso C13: 0), tetradecanoic acid (iso C14: 0), pentadecanoic acid (C15: 0 …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Large-scale indirect measurements for enteric methane emissions in dairy cattle: A review of proxies and their potential for use in management …

E Negussie, Y de Haas, F Dehareng, RJ Dewhurst… - Journal of Dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of milk production through selection and management
of low-emitting cows require accurate and large-scale measurements of methane (CH 4) …

Methods for measuring and estimating methane emission from ruminants

IMLD Storm, ALF Hellwing, NI Nielsen, J Madsen - Animals, 2012 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Knowledge about methods used in quantification of greenhouse gasses is
currently needed due to international commitments to reduce the emissions. In the …

Recent advances in measurement and dietary mitigation of enteric methane emissions in ruminants

AK Patra - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Methane (CH4) emission, which is mainly produced during normal fermentation of feeds by
the rumen microorganisms, represents a major contributor to the greenhouse gas (GHG) …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of dietary starch concentration and fish oil supplementation on milk yield and composition, diet digestibility, and methane emissions in lactating dairy …

M Pirondini, S Colombini, M Mele, L Malagutti… - Journal of dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of diets with different starch concentrations
and fish oil (FO) supplementation on lactation performance, in vivo total-tract nutrient …

[HTML][HTML] Capitalizing on fine milk composition for breeding and management of dairy cows

N Gengler, H Soyeurt, F Dehareng, C Bastin… - Journal of dairy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The challenge of managing and breeding dairy cows is permanently adapting to changing
production circumstances under socio-economic constraints. If managing and breeding …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding nitrate and docosahexaenoic acid affects enteric methane production and milk fatty acid composition in lactating dairy cows

G Klop, B Hatew, A Bannink, J Dijkstra - Journal of dairy science, 2016 - Elsevier
An experiment was conducted to study potential interaction between the effects of feeding
nitrate and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; C22: 6 n-3) on enteric CH 4 production and …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of enteric methane output from milk fatty acid concentrations and rumen fermentation parameters in dairy cows fed sunflower, flax, or canola seeds

R Mohammed, SM McGinn, KA Beauchemin - Journal of Dairy Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Milk fatty acid (FA) composition has been suggested as a means of predicting enteric
methane (CH4) output in lactating dairy cattle because of the common biochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of relationships between enteric methane yield and milk fatty acid profile in dairy cattle

HJ Van Lingen, LA Crompton, WH Hendriks… - Journal of Dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Various studies have indicated a relationship between enteric methane (CH 4) production
and milk fatty acid (FA) profiles of dairy cattle. However, the number of studies investigating …

Prediction of methane emission from lactating dairy cows using milk fatty acids and mid‐infrared spectroscopy

S van Gastelen, J Dijkstra - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Enteric methane (CH4) production is among the main targets of greenhouse gas mitigation
practices for the dairy industry. A simple, robust and inexpensive measurement technique …