Doctor of Philosophy in Animal sciences: Utilization of locally available feed resources for increasing performance and reducing enteric methane production of local yellow cattle in Lao PDR

The main findings of the study were that (i) gas production and methane content of the gas were reduced when ensiled cassava root replaced the dried cassava root as a carbohydrate source, and when cassava leaf meal replaced water spinach meal as a protein source; (ii) Adding brewers’ grains at 5% dry matter (DM) to the diet of ensiled cassava root supplemented with either cassava foliage or water spinach as the main protein source increased DM feed intake...
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Doctor of Philosophy in Animal sciences: Utilization of locally available feed resources for increasing performance and reducing enteric methane production of local yellow cattle in Lao PDR