Policy options in addressing livestock's contribution to climate change

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 393-406

  Gerber, P ^a   Key, N ^a   Portet, F ^a   Steinfeld, H ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal production; Greenhouse gas emissions; Mitigation; Policy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951212806     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110000133     Document Type: Article

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