Modelling the efficacy and profitability of mitigation strategies for greenhouse gas emissions on pastoral dairy farms in New Zealand

18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM 2009 - International Congress on Modelling and Simulation: Interfacing Modelling and Simulation with Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 635-641

  Beukes, P C ^a   Gregorini, P ^a   Romera, A J ^a   Levy, G ^a   Waghorn, G C ^a  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Enteric methane; Farm efficiencies; Kyoto Protocol; Nitrogen fertiliser; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE MODELS; DAIRIES; EFFICIENCY; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; GAS EMISSIONS; LIFE CYCLE; NITRIFICATION; PROFITABILITY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MITIGATION STRATEGY; NITRIFICATION INHIBITOR; NUTRIENT BUDGET MODEL; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 85086260416     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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