On-farm methane measurements during milking correlate with total methane production by individual dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3166-3180

  Garnsworthy, P C ^a   Craigon, J ^a   Hernandez Medrano, J H ^a   Saunders, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Environmental impact; Greenhouse gas inventory; Methane

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHANE;

EID: 84862059415     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4605     Document Type: Article

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