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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  and
S. Place
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
*
†E-mail: [email protected]
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climate changegreenhouse gaslivestock productionLife Cycle Assessment
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Advances in Animal Biosciences , Volume 2 , Issue 3: The interactions between the livestock industry and climate change. Plenary Session, EAAP Annual Meeting, Crete 2010 , 20 February 2012 , pp. 608 - 610
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2012

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