Ruminal methane emission by dairy cattle in Southeast Brazil Emissão de metano ruminal por bovinos leiteiros no sudeste do Brasil

Ruminal gases, particularly methane, generated during the fermentative process in rumen, represent a partial loss of feed energy and are also pointed to as an important factors in greenhouse effect. This study aimed at quantifying methane (CH4) emission rates from lactating and dry cows and heifers,...

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Main Authors: Márcio dos Santos Pedreira, Odo Primavesi, Magda Aparecida Lima, Rosa Frighetto, Simone Gisele de Oliveira, Telma Teresinha Berchielli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-12-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162009000600004