Reducing methane emissions by including methane production or feed intake in genetic selection programmes for Suffolk sheep

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 872-888

  Cottle, D J ^a,b   Conington, J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; METHANE; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SHEEP;

ENGLAND; SUFFOLK; UNITED KINGDOM;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84887991561     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859612001037     Document Type: Article

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