Methane emissions from grazing sheep and calves

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-18

  Lockyer, D R ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calves; Diurnal patterns; Grazing behaviour; Methane; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GRAZING; METHANE EMISSION; METHANE PRODUCTION; SHEEP;

EID: 0031439128     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00080-7     Document Type: Article

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