Measurement of enteric methane from ruminants using a hand-held laser methane detector

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 68-75

  Chagunda, M G G ^a   Ross, D ^a   Rooke, J ^a   Yan, T ^b   Douglas, J L ^c   Poret, L ^c   McEwan, N R ^c   Teeranavattanakul, P ^d   Roberts, D J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

enteric methane; Laser methane detector; ruminants

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84883490691     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2013.797487     Document Type: Article

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