Relationships between Dietary Chemical Components and Enteric Methane Production and Application to Diet Formulation in Beef Cattle
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of the Database
2.2. Relationship of Methane Production to Dry Matter Intake and Dietary Components
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Relationships of Methane Production to Dry Matter Intake and Dietary Chemical Components
3.2. Managing Methane through Feeding Intake Management Strategies
3.3. Applications to Diet Formulation for Mitigation of Methane Emissions
4. Summary and Recommendations for Further Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Regression Coefficients | Regression Statistics | |||
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Item 2 | Intercept | Slope | RMSE | r2 |
---- CH4, g/d ---- | ||||
Dry matter intake, kg/d | 26.0477 | 15.3710 | 13.96 | 0.821 |
p-values 3 | <0.001 | <0.001 | CV = 11.39% | |
Lower 95% CI | 20.2892 | 14.4950 | ||
Upper 95% CI | 31.8062 | 16.2470 | ||
---- CH4, g/kg of DMI ---- | ||||
Crude protein, % | 20.2005 | −0.0344 | 2.53 | 0.003 |
p-values 3 | <0.001 | 0.381 | CV = 12.82% | |
Lower 95% CI | 19.0317 | −0.1115 | ||
Upper 95% CI | 21.3694 | 0.0428 | ||
Ether extract, % | 22.2295 | −0.5871 | 2.31 | 0.150 |
p-values 3 | <0.001 | <0.001 | CV = 11.57 | |
Lower 95% CI | 21.5201 | −0.7577 | ||
Upper 95% CI | 22.9390 | −0.4165 | ||
Neutral detergent fiber, % | 13.5959 | 0.2001 | 2.02 | 0.696 |
p-values 3 | <0.001 | <0.001 | CV = 9.65 | |
Lower 95% CI | 12.9563 | 0.1840 | ||
Upper 95% CI | 14.2355 | 0.2162 | ||
Starch, % | 23.4214 | −0.1060 | 2.04 | 0.495 |
p-values 3 | <0.001 | <0.001 | CV = 9.89 | |
Lower 95% CI | 22.9950 | −0.1191 | ||
Upper 95% CI | 23.8478 | −0.0929 | ||
Starch:neutral detergent fiber ratio | 22.7962 | −2.4587 | 2.18 | 0.662 |
p-values 3 | <0.001 | <0.001 | CV = 10.91 | |
Lower 95% CI | 22.4363 | −2.6730 | ||
Upper 95% CI | 23.1561 | −2.2444 | ||
Metabolizability | 34.8909 | −23.6630 | 1.84 | 0.561 |
p-values 3 | <0.001 | <0.001 | CV = 8.80 | |
Lower 95% CI | 33.3687 | −26.2140 | ||
Upper 95% CI | 36.4131 | −21.1120 |
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Galyean, M.L.; Hales, K.E. Relationships between Dietary Chemical Components and Enteric Methane Production and Application to Diet Formulation in Beef Cattle. Methane 2024, 3, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/methane3010001
Galyean ML, Hales KE. Relationships between Dietary Chemical Components and Enteric Methane Production and Application to Diet Formulation in Beef Cattle. Methane. 2024; 3(1):1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/methane3010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleGalyean, Michael L., and Kristin E. Hales. 2024. "Relationships between Dietary Chemical Components and Enteric Methane Production and Application to Diet Formulation in Beef Cattle" Methane 3, no. 1: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/methane3010001