Green cheese: Partial life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity of integrated dairy production and bioenergy systems

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1571-1592

  Aguirre Villegas, H A ^a   Passos Fonseca, T H ^a   Reinemann, D J ^a   Armentano, L E ^a   Wattiaux, M A ^a   Cabrera, V E ^a   Norman, J M ^a   Larson, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Dairy system; Energy intensity; Greenhouse gas emission; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; MANURE; METHANE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CHEESE; CROP; DAIRYING; DIET; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MANURE; MILK; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; CHEESE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DAIRYING; DIET; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MANURE; METHANE; MILK; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84924061373     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8850     Document Type: Article

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