Beef production and greenhouse gas emissions

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Avery, Alex ^a   Avery, Dennis ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL PRODUCT; BEEF CATTLE; CATTLE FARMING; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXHAUST GAS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEIFER; LETTER; LIVESTOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MEAT PRODUCTS;

EID: 54149104239     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.11716     Document Type: Letter

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