The effect of changing cow production and fitness traits on net income and greenhouse gas emissions from Australian dairy systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7918-7931

  Bell, M J ^a   Eckard, R J ^a   Haile Mariam, M ^b,c   Pryce, J E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abatement; Biological variation; Methane; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

BOS;

AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; MILK; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BREEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84888055182     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6289     Document Type: Article

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