Development of a national methane emission inventory for domestic livestock in Saudi Arabia

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 619-627

  Aljaloud, A A ^a   Yan, T ^b   Abdukader, A M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Livestock; Methane emission inventory; Saudi Arabia; Tier 1 factor; Tier 2 factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79958772770     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.044     Document Type: Article

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