A modified sulphur hexafluoride tracer technique enables accurate determination of enteric methane emissions from ruminants

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 197, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-63

  Deighton, Matthew H ^a,b   Williams, S Richard O ^a   Hannah, Murray C ^a   Eckard, Richard J ^b   Boland, Tommy M ^c   Wales, William J ^b   Moate, Peter J ^b  

^a Future Farming Systems Research Division   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atmospheric sampling; Methane; Orifice plate; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027934511     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2014.08.003     Document Type: Article

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