Background matters with the SF6 tracer method for estimating enteric methane emissions from dairy cows: A critical evaluation of the SF6 procedure

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 265-276

  Williams, S R O ^a   Moate, P J ^a   Hannah, M C ^a   Ribaux, B E ^a   Wales, W J ^a   Eckard, R J ^a,b  

^a Ellinbank Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Housing; Sulfur hexafluoride; Tracer gas

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 80955163638     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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