Effects of nitrate in combination with lactate on rumen fermentation and methane production in an in vitro batch culture
Nitrate decreased methane production. The combination of nitrate and lactate had beneficial effects on DM digestibility and nitrate reduction, compared with nitrate alone although no interaction between nitrate and lactate was shown for VFA production and methane production. Changes in the major VFA by nitrate indicated that nitrate acted as an alternative electron acceptor to decrease methane production.
Authors
- Kiyeon Park
- Chanhee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9300-5251)
- B.-U. Bae
- L. S. Pope
Institutions
- College of Wooster (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Bioscience
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.25.0020
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.81