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The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of no supplementation or supplementation with high-starch, high-fiber, or mixed concentrates (50 starch:50 fiber) in grazing late lactation dairy cows on methane (CH\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) emissions, milk production and feeding behavior. Seventy-two multiparous lactating dairy cows (Holstein-Friesian \u00d7 Jersey; 206 \u00b1 9.5 days in milk) were assigned to receive 0 kg\/d of concentrate (CTR) or 5 kg\/d of high starch (STA), high fiber (FIB) or a 50:50 mix of STA and FIB concentrate (MIX) during milking. Methane production was measured using two GreenFeed units for 36 days, with 60 cows having sufficient visits to be included in the data analysis. Feeding behavior was recorded using Nedap CowControl\u2122 collars. Milk production was recorded daily, and milk composition was determined weekly. The daily CH\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    production was similar among dietary treatments. The fat and protein-corrected milk production (FPCM) was 16% greater in MIX and STA compared to CTR cows (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt; 0.01), with FIB cows intermediate. Methane as g\/kg FPCM was 14 and 13% less (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.02) in MIX and STA compared to CTR-fed cows, with FIB cows intermediate. Eating rate and rumination rate (min\/kg of dry matter intake) were positively correlated with CH\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    expressed as g\/kg FPCM and as g\/kg of total solids (\n                    <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.30 to 0.44). 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