An assessment of the environmental impacts at the farm scale of three organic dairy systems

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-339

  King, J A ^a   Shepherd, M A ^a   Hyslop, J J ^a   Keatinge, R ^a  

^a ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; NITRATE; ORGANIC FARMING; PATHOGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 34548023644     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2007.9755031     Document Type: Article

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