Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions: The importance of getting the numbers right

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 779-782

  Herrero, M ^a   Gerber, P ^b   Vellinga, T ^c   Garnett, T ^d   Leip, A ^e   Opio, C ^d   Westhoek, H J ^f   Thornton, P K ^a   Olesen, J ^g   Hutchings, N ^g   Montgomery, H ^h,j   Soussana, J F ⁱ   Steinfeld, H ^b   McAllister, T A ^j  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^f PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^h Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

ⁱ CEMAGREF   (France)

^j LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Greenhouse gas; Inventory; Livestock; Methane

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 79958702263     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.083     Document Type: Article

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