Measurement and prediction of enteric methane emission

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Sejian, Veerasamy ^a,b   Lal, Rattan ^b   Lakritz, Jeffrey ^b   Ezeji, Thaddeus ^b  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Global warming potential; Respiratory chamber; Whole farm model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78650696329     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-010-0356-7     Document Type: Review

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