Effect of farming practices for greenhouse gas mitigation and subsequent alternative land use on environmental impacts of beef cattle production systems

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 860-869

  Nguyen, T T H ^a,b,c,d   Doreau, M ^a   Eugene M ^a   Corson, M S ^b,c   Garcia Launay, F ^a,c,e   Chesneau, G ^d   Van Der Werf, H M G ^b,c  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b UMR SAS   (France)

^c AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^d La Messayais ^*  (France)

^e PEGASE   (France)

Author keywords

alternative land use; beef cattle; environmental impacts; farming practices; life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; TREE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

BOS; BRASSICA NAPUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875717046     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112002200     Document Type: Article

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