Greenhouse gas emissions from the Canadian pork industry

Livestock Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-101

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

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian agriculture; Greenhouse gases; Intensity indicator; Mitigation strategies; Pork production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 60049092695     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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