Methane production from dairy and beef heifers fed forages differing in nutrient density using the sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) tracer gas technique

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 201-206

  Boadi, D A ^a   Wittenberg, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle breed type; Forage quality; Level of intake; Methane; SF6 tracer technique

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036321073     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A01-017     Document Type: Article

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