Cost-effectiveness of feeding strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farming

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2427-2439

  Van Middelaar, C E ^a   Dijkstra, J ^a   Berentsen, P B M ^a   De Boer, I J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fat supplementation; Grass quality; Life cycle assessment; Profitability

Indexed keywords

GAS; MILK PROTEIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FLAX; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MILK; PROCEDURES; SILAGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FLAX; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NITRATES; SILAGE;

EID: 84896404195     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7648     Document Type: Article

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