Comparison of repeated measurements of methane production in sheep over 5 years and a range of measurement protocols

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 4637-4650

  Robinson, D L ^a   Goopy, J P ^a,b   Hegarty, R S ^a   Oddy, V H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Enteric methane; Greenhouse gas abatement; Pasture; Respiration chambers; Sheep

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; METABOLISM; SHEEP; TIME FACTOR; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; METHANE; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84958221598     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2015-9092     Document Type: Article

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