Dairy farm methane emissions using a dispersion model

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-79

  McGinn, S M ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; ANIMAL TYPES; BEEF CATTLE; DAIRY FARMS; DISPERSION MODELS; DRY MATTERS; EMISSION INTENSITY; EMISSION MEASUREMENT; HOT SPOT; LACTATING COWS; MANURE MANAGEMENT; MANURE STORAGES; METHANE EMISSIONS; SOURCE STRENGTH;

DISPERSIONS; MANURES; MATERIALS HANDLING; METHANE; NUTRITION;

FARMS;

METHANE;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AIR QUALITY; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BULL (BOVINE); COW; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HERD; LACTATION; MANURE; AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84857073771     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0266     Document Type: Article

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