Methane emissions from cattle: Estimates from short-term measurements using a GreenFeed system compared with measurements obtained using respiration chambers or sulphur hexafluoride tracer

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 203, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-52

  Hammond, K J ^a   Humphries, D J ^a   Crompton, L A ^a   Green, C ^a   Reynolds, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; GreenFeed; Methane; Respiration chamber; SF6

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84937523922     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2015.02.008     Document Type: Article

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