Methane emissions among individual dairy cows during milking quantified by eructation peaks or ratio with carbon dioxide

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 6536-6546

  Bell, M J ^a   Saunders, N ^a   Wilcox, R H ^a   Homer, E M ^a   Goodman, J R ^a   Craigon, J ^a   Garnsworthy, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Dairy cow; Methane; Phenotype; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ERUCTATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; DIET; ERUCTATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHANE; MILK; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84908044129     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7889     Document Type: Article

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