Environmental assessment tools for the evaluation and improvement of European livestock production systems

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 33-50

  Halberg, Niels ^a   Van Der Werf, Hayo M G ^b   Basset Mens, Claudine ^b   Dalgaard, Randi ^a   De Boer, Imke J M ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emissions; Environmental assessment tools; Green accounts; Greenhouse gasses; Indicators; LCA; Life Cycle Assessment; Livestock production systems; Nutrient balance; Organic farming; Product oriented

Indexed keywords

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EID: 24644458182     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.05.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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