Methane emission from sheep grazing four pastures in late summer in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 385-390

  Ulyatt, M J ^a,c   Lassey, K R ^b   Shelton, I D ^a   Walker, C F ^b,d  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Bermuda Biological Station for Research ^*  (New Zealand)

^d BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Methane; Pastures; Sheep

Indexed keywords

METHANE; SHEEP;

AUSTRALASIA; HAWKE'S BAY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 30744451688     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2005.9513671     Document Type: Article

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