The possible influence of intra-ruminal sulphur hexafluoride release rates on calculated methane emissions from cattle

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-275

  Vlaming, J B ^a   Brookes, I M ^b   Hoskin, S O ^c   Pinares Patino C S ^a   Clark, H ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Feeding level; Methane; SF6 tracer technique; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34547357342     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A06-056     Document Type: Article

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