Methane emission by camelids.

Methane emissions from ruminant livestock have been intensively studied in order to reduce contribution to the greenhouse effect. Ruminants were found to produce more enteric methane than other mammalian herbivores. As camelids share some features of their digestive anatomy and physiology with rumin...

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Main Authors: Marie T Dittmann, Ullrich Runge, Richard A Lang, Dario Moser, Cordula Galeffi, Michael Kreuzer, Marcus Clauss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3981797?pdf=render