Can enteric methane emissions from ruminants be lowered without lowering their production?

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 308-320

  Grainger, C ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^b  

^a Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ^*  (Australia)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary fat; Enteric methane; Farming system; Greenhouse gas; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79958770627     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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