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Table 1 The weather conditions during the trial period at the two farms occupied by the Boran and Nguni cows

From: Enteric methane output from selected herds of beef cattle raised under extensive arid rangelands

 

Herd 1

Herd 2

 

Season

Attributes

Wet

Dry

Wet

Dry

Ambient temperature (°C)

27.3

31.8

28.1

31.2

Relative humidity (%)

56.5

53.4

57.1

58.2

Wind speed (m/s)

0.95

1.1

1.2

0.91

Rainfall (mm)

121

78

187

89