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Dairy-Tech: Methane sensor trial

Data from inexpensive methane sensors in the milking parlour at Newcastle University's Nafferton Farm is being used to look at the impact of selective breeding on emissions

Katie Jones
Editor, 草榴社区 Guardian and Dairy Farmer
clock 鈥� 1 min read
Megan Powell
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Megan Powell

Megan Powell from the University explained that the low cost 鈥榮niffer sensors' had been installed on half the feed troughs in the farm's 2:12 herringbone parlour in 2023. The gases are sampled when the...

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