Carbon footprint analysis of dairy feed from a mill in Michigan, USA

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Adom, Felix ^a,b   Workman, Charles ^a   Thoma, Greg ^c   Shonnard, David ^a,b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION METHODS; ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION; FEED INGREDIENTS; FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; MASS ALLOCATION; ON-SITE ENERGY; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTION OF;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84876727539     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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