Prediction of methane emission from beef cattle using data measured in indirect open-circuit respiration calorimeters

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1455-1462

  Yan, T ^a   Porter, M G ^a   Mayne, C S ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Calorimeter; Methane; Prediction equation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BOS;

EID: 70350441427     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S175173110900473X     Document Type: Article

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