A farm level approach to define successful mitigation strategies for GHG emissions from ruminant livestock systems

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-175

  Schils, R L M ^a   Verhagen, A ^a   Aarts, H F M ^a   Sebek L B J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Dairy; Farm management; Greenhouse gases; IPCC; Methodology; Nitrogen; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; RUMINANT;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 18144412074     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-004-2212-9     Document Type: Article

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