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

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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 Author: de Haas, Yvette (auth)
Other Authors: Bink, Marco C. A. M. (auth), Borg, Randy (auth), Koenen, Erwin P. C. (auth), Verschuren, Lisanne M. G. (auth), Mollenhorst, Herman (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 2021
Series:Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Subjects:
Dairy farming
Climate change
Sustainable agriculture
Livestock production
environmental impact
animal breeding
life cycle assessment
Selection index calculation
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