Effect of farming strategies on environmental impact of intensive dairy farms in Italy

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 300-308

  Guerci, Matteo ^a   Bava, Luciana ^a   Zucali, Maddalena ^a   Sandrucci, Anna ^a   Penati, Chiara ^a   Tamburini, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy farm; Life Cycle Assessment; milk; sustainability

Indexed keywords

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ITALY; MANURE; METHODOLOGY; MILK;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FATS; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; ITALY; MANURE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 84880786143     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029913000277     Document Type: Article

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