The contribution of animal breeding to reducing the environmental impact of livestock production

Animal production is responsible for 14.5% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Approximately half of these emissions originate directly from animal production, whereas the other half comes from feed production. Animal breeding aims at improving animal production and efficient use...

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Main Authors:	de Haas, Yvette, Bink, Marco C. A. M., Borg, Randy, Koenen, Erwin P. C., Verschuren, Lisanne M. G., Mollenhorst, Herman
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 2023
Subjects:	Livestock production environmental impact animal breeding life cycle assessment Selection index calculation thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVH Animal husbandry::TVHF Dairy farming thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNP Pollution and threats to the environment::RNPG Climate change thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture
Online Access:	ONIX_20230227_9781801461337_13
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