Two hour chamber measurement provides a useful estimate of daily methane production in sheep

Ruminant Physiology: Digestion, Metabolism, and Effects of Nutrition on Reproduction and Welfare

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 190-191

  Goopy, J P ^a   Hegarty, R S ^a   Robinson, D L ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

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