The effect of methodology on estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from grass-based dairy systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 39-48

  O'Brien, D ^a,b   Shalloo, L ^a   Buckley, F ^a   Horan, B ^a   Grainger, C ^a   Wallace, M ^b  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Grass based; Greenhouse gas; Holstein Friesian strain; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change method; Life cycle analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION CONTROL; FARMING SYSTEM; GRASS; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MEAT; MILK PRODUCTION;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 79954628407     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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