Improved productivity reduces greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1072, Issue , 2011, Pages 459-471

  Capper, Judith L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; PRODUCTIVITY;

ANIMAL AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; BEEF PRODUCTION; GLOBAL POPULATION; SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84905457566     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2011-1072.ch024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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