Ruminant enteric methane mitigation: A review

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-514

  Cottle, D J ^a   Nolan, J V ^a   Wiedemann, S G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b FSA Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian red meat industries; carbon price; greenhouse gas emissions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOPHAGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION INVENTORY; GRAZING PRESSURE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; METHANE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MITIGATION; RUMINANT;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; ISOPTERA; MACROPODIDAE;

EID: 79958082274     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10163     Document Type: Review

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