Predicted methane emissions and metabolizable energy intakes of steers grazing a grass/alfalfa pasture and finished in a feedlot or at pasture using the GrassGro decision support tool

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-132

  Cohen, R D H ^a   Stevens, J P ^a   Moore, A D ^b   Donnelly, J R ^b   Freer, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Barley; Feedlot; Grass; Metabolizable energy intake; Methane; Pasture; Steers

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BROMUS; BROMUS BIEBERSTEINII; BROMUS SECALINUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PSATHYROSTACHYS; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA;

EID: 2942694593     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A03-062     Document Type: Article

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