The effect of age on methane emissions from young, weaned red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags grazing perennial-ryegrass (lolium perenne)-based pasture

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-416

  Swainson, N M ^a,b   Hoskin, S O ^a   Clark, H ^b   Lopez Villalobos, N ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Methane; Pasture; Red deer; Sulphur hexafluoride technique

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; DEER; GRASS; GRAZING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVENTORY; METHANE; PASTORALISM; SHEEP; WEANING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 35848932260     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288230709510308     Document Type: Article

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