Do methane measurements from a laser detector and an indirect open-circuit respiration calorimetric chamber agree sufficiently closely?

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 8-14

  Chagunda, M G G ^a   Yan, T ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calorimetric chamber; Dairy cows; Laser detector; Methane

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 79953174233     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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