An appraisal of carbon footprint of milk from commercial grass-based dairy farms in Ireland according to a certified life cycle assessment methodology

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1469-1481

  O'Brien, Donal ^a   Brennan, Padraig ^b   Humphreys, James ^a   Ruane, Eimear ^a   Shalloo, Laurence ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b Bord Bia   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Certification; Dairy; Grass; Greenhouse gas; Milk

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DETERGENT; DIESEL FUEL; FERTILIZER; GASOLINE; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; METHANE; MILK FAT; MILK PROTEIN; MOLASSES; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; PESTICIDE; PROTEIN; UREA;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CERTIFICATION; CITRUS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COW; DAIRY PRODUCT; DAIRYING; ELECTRICITY; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING; IRELAND; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; SOYBEAN;

EID: 84904727438     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-014-0755-9     Document Type: Article

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