An assessment of GHG emissions from small ruminants in comparison with GHG emissions from large ruminants and monogastric livestock

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-23

  Zervas, G ^a   Tsiplakou, E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gas emissions; Mitigation; Monogastrics; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CROP YIELD; EFFECTIVE MEASURES; ENTERIC FERMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; EXTREME WEATHER; FOOD PRICES; GHG EMISSION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; MANURE MANAGEMENT; MITIGATION; MONOGASTRICS; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RUMINANTS; SMALL RUMINANTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; FERMENTATION; FOOD SUPPLY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; MAMMALS; MANURES; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; PRODUCTIVITY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BODY MASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DOMESTIC WASTE; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; FERMENTATION; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANURE; METABOLISM; RUMINANT;

BODY WEIGHT; BOVIDS; BREATHING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84856515626     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.11.039     Document Type: Review

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