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Effects of roughage characteristics on enteric methane emission in dairy cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2016

A. Bannink*
Affiliation:
Livestock Research, Wageningen UR, De Elst 1, 6708 WD, Wageningen, The Netherlands
J. Dijkstra
Affiliation:
Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, De Elst 1, 6708 WD, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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