Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 93, Issue 3 , Pages 1266-1282 , March 2010

The carbon footprint of dairy production systems through partial life cycle assessment

  • C.A. Rotz

      Affiliations

    • USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802
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  • F. Montes

      Affiliations

    • USDA/Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA 16802
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  • D.S. Chianese

      Affiliations

    • ENVIRON International Corporation, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Received 24 February 2009 ,Accepted 2 December 2009.

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    Primary and secondary emission sources and sinks for a partial life cycle assessment of the carbon footprint of dairy production systems.

    Primary and secondary emission sources and sinks for a partial life cycle assessment of the carbon footprint of dairy production systems.

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    Sensitivity of the carbon footprint to changes in predicted emissions from each source in the dairy production system. The sensitivity index is the percentage change in the carbon footprint for a 10%

    Sensitivity of the carbon footprint to changes in predicted emissions from each source in the dairy production system. The sensitivity index is the percentage change in the carbon footprint for a 10% change in the given emission source divided by 10%.

PII: S0022-0302(10)00094-9

doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2162

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 93, Issue 3 , Pages 1266-1282 , March 2010

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