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Further effects of forage on greenhouse gases estimated by DairyCant for dairy farms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2015

G. Salcedo*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Calidad e Innovación, CIFP ‘La Granja’, 39792 Heras, Cantabria, Spain
A. Villar
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Formación Agraria (CIFA), 39600 Muriedas, Cantabria, Spain
J. Doltra
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Formación Agraria (CIFA), 39600 Muriedas, Cantabria, Spain
B. Fernández
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Formación Agraria (CIFA), 39600 Muriedas, Cantabria, Spain
M. Mora
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Formación Agraria (CIFA), 39600 Muriedas, Cantabria, Spain
J. Busque
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Formación Agraria (CIFA), 39600 Muriedas, Cantabria, Spain
M. Domínguez
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Formación Agraria (CIFA), 39600 Muriedas, Cantabria, Spain
R. Moros
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Formación Agraria (CIFA), 39600 Muriedas, Cantabria, Spain
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