Quantifying the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of composting dairy and beef cattle manure

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-187

  Pattey, E ^a   Trzcinski, M K ^b   Desjardins, R L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Dairy cattle; Emission factors; Greenhouse gas emissions; Manure; Methane; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COMPOSTING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITROUS OXIDE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 26444607004     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-005-1268-5     Document Type: Article

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