Measurement of methane emission from sheep by the sulphur hexafluoride tracer technique and by the calorimetric chamber: Failure and success

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 141-148

  Pinares Patino C S ^a   Holmes, C W ^b   Lassey, K R ^c   Ulyatt, M J ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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

Author keywords

Forages; Methane; Ruminants; SF6 tracer technique; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 41149161950     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107000857     Document Type: Article

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