A simplified tool for estimating carbon footprint of dairy cattle milk

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 497-506

  Pirlo, Giacomo ^a   Carè, Sara ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Dairy cattle milk; Italian dairy production systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887326886     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2013.e81     Document Type: Review

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