Short communication: Use of a portable, automated, open-circuit gas quantification system and the sulfur hexafluoride tracer technique for measuring enteric methane emissions in Holstein cows fed ad libitum or restricted

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2676-2681

  Dorich, C D ^a   Varner, R K ^a   Pereira, A B D ^b   Martineau, R ^c   Soder, K J ^d   Brito, A F ^b  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Gas quantification system; Methane; Sulfur hexafluoride tracer technique

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

AIR POLLUTANT; METHANE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; METHANE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 84925300381     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8348     Document Type: Article

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