Long-term trends in the greenhouse gas emissions from the Canadian dairy industry

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 629-639

  Dyer, J A ^a   Verge X P C ^b   Desjardins, R L ^b   Worth, D ^b  

^a KW Neatby Building ^*  (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy industry; Greenhouse gas; Index; Intensity indicator

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BOS;

EID: 56849095519     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS07042     Document Type: Article

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