Factors affecting mitigation of methane emission from ruminants i: Feeding strategies

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 889-908

  Mirzaei Aghsaghali, Afshar ^a   Maheri Sis, Naser ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Enteric fermentation; Greenhouse gases; Methane; Nutrition; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE;

EID: 80051489267     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2011.888.908     Document Type: Review

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