Measurement of methane production from ruminants

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1305-1318

  Bhatta, Raghavendra ^a,b   Enishi, Osamu ^a   Kurihara, Mitsunori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Measurement technique; Methane; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 34548547355     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.1305     Document Type: Review

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