Carbon footprint in different beef production systems on a southern Brazilian farm: A case study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 435-443

  Ruviaro, Clandio F ^a,d,e   De Léis, Cristiane Maria ^b   Lampert, Vinícius Do N ^c   Barcellos, Júlio Otávio Jardim ^d   Dewes, Homero ^d  

^a UFGD   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Consumer; Environment; GHG; Life cycle assessment; Livestock; Meat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MANURES; MEATS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PROTEINS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIVESTOCK; PRODUCTION PARAMETERS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

BEEF;

BOS; LOLIUM;

EID: 84928091130     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.037     Document Type: Article

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