Measuring methane emission of ruminants by in vitro and in vivo techniques

Measuring Methane Production from Ruminants

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 15-31

  Soliva, C R ^a   Hess, H D ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84892338434     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6133-2_2     Document Type: Chapter

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