Comparison of methods to determine methane emissions from dairy cows in farm conditions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3394-3409

  Huhtanen, P ^a   Cabezas Garcia, E H ^a   Utsumi, S ^b   Zimmerman, S ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c C Lock Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration; Dairy cow; Flux; Methane

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; DEVICES; DIET; FEMALE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; BREATH TESTS; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; METHANE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84928049768     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-9118     Document Type: Article

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