Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of Ontario milk production in 2011 compared with 1991

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 155-173

  Jayasundara, Susantha ^a   Wagner Riddle, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Dairy cattle; Milk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897747769     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS2013-127     Document Type: Article

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