Carbon footprint and ammonia emissions of california beef production systems

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4641-4655

  Stackhouse Lawson, K R ^a   Rotz, C A ^b   Oltjen, J W ^a   Mitloehner, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Beef cattle; Carbon footprint; Farm model; Greenhouse gas; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MEAT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84882732746     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4653     Document Type: Article

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