Methane and carbon dioxide ratio in excreted air for quantification of the methane production from ruminants

Livestock Science

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 223-227

  Madsen, J ^a   Bjerg, B S ^a   Hvelplund, T ^b   Weisbjerg, M R ^b   Lund, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carbon metabolism; Gas measurements; Greenhouse gas; Methane; Quantitative gas marker

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 77649271359     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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