Methane emissions from feedlot cattle in Australia and Canada

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 183-185

  McGinn, S M ^a   Chen, D ^b   Loh, Z ^b   Hill, J ^b   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Denmead, O T ^b,c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FERMENTATION; LIPID; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; STOCKING DENSITY;

ALBERTA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEENSLAND;

BOS;

EID: 37649000762     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07204     Document Type: Conference Paper

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