The carbon footprint of dairy production systems through partial life cycle assessment

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1266-1282

  Rotz, C A ^a   Montes, F ^a   Chianese, D S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; DairyGHG; Farm model; Greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROUS OXIDE; SOFTWARE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77949302551     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2162     Document Type: Article

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