Life-cycle assessment of the beef cattle production system for the northern great plains, USA

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1386-1394

  Lupo, Christopher D ^a   Clay, David E ^b   Benning, Jennifer L ^a   Stone, James J ^a  

^a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS; MITIGATION STRATEGY; NORMAL OPERATIONS; NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS; PRODUCTION STRATEGY; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LIFE CYCLE; MANURES;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

MINERAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; MANURE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BREEDING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DIETARY INTAKE; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOVINE; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RED MEAT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MANURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RED MEAT;

EID: 84884946471     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.03.0101     Document Type: Article

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