A case study of the carbon footprint of milk from high-performing confinement and grass-based dairy farms

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the preferred methodology to assess carbon footprint per unit of milk. The objective of this case study was to apply a LCA method to compare carbon footprints of high performance confinement and grass-based dairy farms. Physical performance data from research herds wer...

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Main Authors: O'Brien, D., Capper, J.L., Garnsworthy, P.C., Grainger, C., Shalloo, L.
Format: Article
Published: American Dairy Science Association 2014
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46395/