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Perspectives of the impacts of livestock production on climate change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2012

F. Mitloehner*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of California, 95616 Davis, CA, USA
S. Place
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of California, 95616 Davis, CA, USA
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