Reducing methane emissions from ruminant animals

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-28

  Mathison, G W ^a   Okine, E K ^a,b   McAllister, T A ^a,c   Dong, Y ^a   Galbraith, J ^a   Dmytruk, O I N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defaunation; Emissions; Inhibitors; Ionophores; Lipids; Methane; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0001861127     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.1998.9706212     Document Type: Article

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