Biochar reduces enteric methane and improves growth and feed conversion in local "Yellow" cattle fed cassava root chips and fresh cassava foliage

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Leng, R A ^b   Preston, T R ^c   Inthapanya, Sangkhom ^a  

^a Souphanouvong University   (Laos)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Finca Ecologica TOSOLY ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Climate change; Consortia; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Methanogens; Methanotrophs; Micro organisms; Protein: energy ratio

Indexed keywords

BOS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84869778916     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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