Mitigation of enteric methane for French cattle: Potential extent and cost of selected actions

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1417-1422

  Doreau, M ^a   Bamiere L ^b   Pellerin, S ^c   Lherm, M ^a   Benoit, M ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b INRA ALISS   (France)

^c Inst Natl de la Rech Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

fats; greenhouse gases; marginal abatement cost curve; nitrates.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905699642     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN14207     Document Type: Article

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