Accuracy of noninvasive breath methane measurements using Fourier transform infrared methods on individual cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 890-898

  Lassen, J ^a   Lovendahl P ^a   Madsen, J ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Methane; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BREATH TESTS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHANE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

BOS;

EID: 84856179587     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4544     Document Type: Article

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