A review of whole farm systems models of greenhouse gas emissions from beef and dairy cattle production systems

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 166-167, Issue , 2011, Pages 29-45

  Crosson, P ^a   Shalloo, L ^a   O'Brien, D ^a,c   Lanigan, G J ^b   Foley, P A ^c   Boland, T M ^c   Kenny, D A ^a  

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

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef production systems; Dairy production systems; Greenhouse gas emissions; IPCC; LCA; Systems analysis; Whole farm systems modelling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79958769566     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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