Livestock methane emission and its perspective in the global methane cycle

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 114-118

  Lassey, Keith R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERMENTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 37649014324     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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