Improved production efficiency in cattle to reduce their carbon footprint for beef productionz

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 42, Issue 5SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 450-453

  Scholtz, M M ^a,b   Steyn, Y ^c   Van Marle Koster E ^c   Theron, H E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Feed efficiency; Global warming; Greenhouse gas; Methane; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892113940     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v42i5.1     Document Type: Article

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