Ruminant nutrition regimes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in dairy cows

EAAP Scientific Series

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 427-438

  Reynolds, C K ^a   Mills, J A N ^a   Crompton, L A ^a   Givens, D I ^a   Bannink, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 84861463954     PISSN: 00712477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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