Assessing variability of literature based methane indicator traits in a large dairy cow population

Description of the subject. Dairy production is identified as a major source of methane (CH4) emissions. Selective breeding represents one method for mitigating CH4 emissions but practical and cheap ways to measure this trait are not currently available. In the present study, four CH4 indicator trai...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kandel, PB., Gengler, N., Soyeurt, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 2015-01-01
Series:Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11006/176