Life cycle environmental impacts of high and low intensification pasture-based milk production systems: A case study of the Waikato region, New Zealand

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 664-674

  Chobtang, Jeerasak ^a,b   Ledgard, Stewart F ^a,b   McLaren, Sarah J ^b   Donaghy, Daniel J ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy; Environmental impact; Intensification; Life Cycle Assessment; New Zealand; Pasture based system

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURE; DAIRIES; EFFICIENCY; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PROTEINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; INTENSIFICATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE-CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NEW ZEALAND; PASTURE-BASED SYSTEM; UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84977591365     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.079     Document Type: Article

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