Methane emissions from grazing cattle using point-source dispersion

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-27

  McGinn, S M ^a   Turner, D ^b   Tomkins, N ^c   Charmley, E ^c   Bishop Hurley, G ^c   Chen, D ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DISPERSION MODELS; ENTERIC METHANE EMISSIONS; FEED INTAKE; HERD GRAZING; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE EMISSIONS; NON-INTRUSIVE TECHNIQUES; OPEN-PATH; OPEN-PATH LASERS; SINGLE POINT; WIND STATISTICS;

DISPERSIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MAMMALS; METHANATION;

METHANE;

METHANE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERVENTION STUDY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLOBAL WARMING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; METHANE; TIME FACTORS; WIND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CHLORIS GAYANA; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 78651384154     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2010.0239     Document Type: Article

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