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The use of sheep to predict methane production by cattle fed grass silage based rations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2017
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Increasing concern over the role of greenhouse gases in global warming has led to a renewed interest in models for predicting methane production in ruminants. For economic reasons it would be preferable if such models could be derived from data obtained in smaller ruminants. The objective of this project is to establish whether differences in methane production exist between sheep and cattle and to measure the magnitude of these differences under various dietary situations.
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- Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1995
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