Further considerations of the potential of nitrate as a high affinity electron acceptor to lower enteric methane production in Ruminants

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Leng, R A ^a   Preston, T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b TOSOLY   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Greenhouse gases; Non protein N

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; INSECTIVORA;

EID: 78650720393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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