Carbon footprint and land requirement for dairy herd rations: impacts of feed production practices and regional climate variations
Feed production is a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from dairy production and demands large arable and pasture acreage. This study analysed how regional conditions influence GHG emissions of dairy feed rations in a life cycle perspective, that is the carbon footprint (CF) and t...
Main Authors: | M. Henriksson, C. Cederberg, C. Swensson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114000627 |
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