Greenhouse gas emissions and land use from confinement dairy farms in the Guanzhong plain of China - Using a life cycle assessment approach

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 113, Issue , 2016, Pages 577-586

  Wang, Xiaoqin ^a   Kristensen, Troels ^b   Mogensen, Lisbeth ^b   Knudsen, Marie Trydeman ^b   Wang, Xudong ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Confinement; Dairy; GHG emissions; LCA; Manure management; Milk

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DAIRIES; FARMS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; MANURES; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; FERTILIZERS;

FEED EFFICIENCIES; GHG EMISSION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANURE MANAGEMENT; MILK; MITIGATION OPTIONS; TOTAL EMISSIONS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84950326753     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.099     Document Type: Article

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