Potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through different dairy cattle systems in subtropical regions.

Carbon (C) footprint of dairy production, expressed in kg C dioxide (CO2) equivalents (CO2e) (kg energy-corrected milk (ECM))-1, encompasses emissions from feed production, diet management and total product output. The proportion of pasture on diets may affect all these factors, mainly in subtropica...

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Main Authors: Henrique M N Ribeiro-Filho, Maurício Civiero, Ermias Kebreab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234687