Carbon footprint of Canadian dairy products: Calculations and issues

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 6091-6104

  Verge X P C ^a   Maxime, D ^b   Dyer, J A ^a   Desjardins, R L ^a   Arcand, Y ^a,d   Vanderzaag, A ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian dairy industry; Carbon footprint; Dairy production; Modeling

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANADIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATTLE; CHEESE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DAIRY PRODUCTION; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MILK; MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CANADIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DAIRY PRODUCTION; MODELING;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATTLE; CHEESE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MILK; MODELS, STATISTICAL; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84882815903     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6563     Document Type: Article

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