Methane production by steers on pasture

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 519-524

  McCaughey, W P ^a   Wittenberg, K ^b   Corrigan, D ^a  

^a BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; Digestion efficiency; Environment; Forage; Methane; Pasture

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031326008     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-137     Document Type: Article

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