Methane emission as determined in contrasting dairy cattle breeds over the reproduction cycle

International Congress Series

Volumn 1293, Issue , 2006, Pages 119-122

  Munger A ^a   Kreuzer, M ^b  

^a Swiss Fed Res Stn for Anim Prod   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breed type; Dry period; Methanogenesis; Stage of lactation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749142554     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2006.01.072     Document Type: Article

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