The use of an automated system (GreenFeed) to monitor enteric methane and carbon dioxide emissions from ruminant animals

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2015, Issue 103, 2015, Pages

  Hristov, Alexander N ^a   Oh, Joonpyo ^a   Giallongo, Fabio ^a   Frederick, Tyler ^a   Weeks, Holley ^a   Zimmerman, Patrick R ^b   Harper, Michael T ^a   Hristova, Rada A ^c   Zimmerman, R Scott ^b   Branco, Antonio F ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b C Lock Inc   (United States)

^c Color Productions ^*  (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cattle; Environmental sciences; Greenfeed; Greenhouse gas; Issue 103; Measurement technique; Methane; Rumen

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; RUMEN;

ANIMALS; BREATH TESTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; FEMALE; METHANE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RUMEN; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 84940521888     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52904     Document Type: Article

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