A prediction equation for enteric methane emission from dairy cows for use in NorFor

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 126-130

  Nielsen, N I ^a   Volden, H ^b,c   Akerlind M ^d   Brask, M ^e   Hellwing, A L F ^e   Storlien, T ^c   Bertilsson, J ^f  

^a AgroTech A S and Knowledge Centre of Agriculture Cattle   (Denmark)

^b TINE SA   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Methane; NorFor; prediction equation

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 84889670376     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2013.851275     Document Type: Article

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