Use of Nitrate-nitrogen as a Sole Dietary Nitrogen Source to Inhibit Ruminal Methanogenesis and to Improve Microbial Nitrogen Synthesis In vitro
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Guo, W.S.
(College of Animal Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University)
Schaefer, D.M. (Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Guo, X.X. (College of Animal Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University) Ren, L.P. (College of Animal Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University) Meng, Qingxiang (College of Animal Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University) |
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