Localising livestock protein feed production and the impact on land use and greenhouse gas emissions

Animal

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1339-1348

  Sasu Boakye, Y ^a   Cederberg, C ^a   Wirsenius, S ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

greenhouse gases; land use; livestock feeding; protein feeds; soya beans

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIVESTOCK; PROCEDURES; SWEDEN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIVESTOCK; SWEDEN;

EID: 84904630317     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731114001293     Document Type: Article

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