Reducing the carbon footprint of Australian milk production by mitigation of enteric methane emissions

Animal Production Science

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1017-1034

  Moate, Peter J ^a   Deighton, Matthew H ^a   Williams, S Richard O ^a   Pryce, Jennie E ^b   Hayes, Ben J ^b   Jacobs, Joe L ^a   Eckard, Richard J ^a,c   Hannah, Murray C ^a   Wales, William J ^a  

^a Transport and Resources ^*  (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

abatement; climate change; dairy

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRY FARMING; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIPID; METHANE; MILK PRODUCTION; MITIGATION; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; MICROPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 84971476717     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN15222     Document Type: Review

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