Repeatability of methane emissions from sheep

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 210-218

  Pinares Patino C S ^a   McEwan, J C ^a   Dodds, K G ^a   Cardenas E A ^a,b   Hegarty, R S ^a,c   Koolaard, J P ^a   Clark, H ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c Industry and Investment NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal variation; Grass; Heritability; Methane emission; Repeatability; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79958770327     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.068     Document Type: Article

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