Partitioning United States' feed consumption among livestock categories for improved environmental cost assessments

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 432-445

  Eshel, G ^a   Shepon, A ^b   Makov, T ^c   Milo, R ^b  

^a BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84924917217     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859614000690     Document Type: Article

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