The environmental performance of milk production on a typical Portuguese dairy farm

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 498-507

  Castanheira, É G ^a   Dias, A C ^b   Arroja, L ^b   Amaro, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cattle feed; Dairy farm; Environmental impact; Life cycle assessment; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DIESEL; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MAIZE; METHANE; MILK PRODUCTION; NITROUS OXIDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SILAGE; STRAW; WATER POLLUTION;

PORTUGAL;

BOS; LOLIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955053222     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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