Invited review: Contemporary environmental issues: A review of the dairy industry's role in climate change and air quality and the potential of mitigation through improved production efficiency

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3407-3416

  Place, S E ^a   Mitloehner, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Climate change; Dairy cattle

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS; BOVINAE; PROCEDURES;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 77955034086     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2719     Document Type: Review

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