Greenhouse gases in cattle breeding: Evaluation and mitigation strategies;Les gaz à effet de serre en élevage bovin: Évaluation et leviers d'action

Productions Animales

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 415-432

  Dolle J B ^a   Agabriel, J ^b   Peyraud, J L ^c,d   Faverdin, P ^c,d   Manneville, V ^e   Raison, C ^a   Gac, A ^a   Le Gall, A ^a  

^a Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^e Institut de l'Elevage   (France)

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EID: 84857832681     PISSN: 09900632     EISSN: 11525428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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