Construction and operation of open-circuit methane chambers for small ruminants

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1257-1262

  Klein, L ^a   Wright, A D G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calorimeter; Enteric fermentation; Greenhouse gas; Ruminants; Sheep

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATABASE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; PRESSURE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33748539737     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05340     Document Type: Article

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