Effect of biochar on in vitro rumen methane production

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-309

  Hansen, H H ^a   Storm, I M L D ^a   Sell, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cell wall degradation; gas production; rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879661280     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2013.789548     Document Type: Article

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