Instrumentation for precise quantification of methane emissions from dairy herds

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada

Volumn 50, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Tremblay, F J B ^a   Masse D I ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy barn; Dairy cattle; Enteric fermentation; Greenhouse gas; Methane

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; CALIBRATION CURVES; COMMERCIAL FARMS; DAIRY CATTLES; DAIRY HERDS; ENTERIC FERMENTATION; MASS BALANCE; MECHANICAL VENTILATION; METHANE EMISSIONS; MILK PRODUCTION; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; WATER CONSUMPTION;

FARM BUILDINGS; FERMENTATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; METHANE; VENTILATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DAIRIES;

EID: 77951796759     PISSN: 14929058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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