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Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Dairy Farms

By Santiago García-Yuste

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing;Springer
Year
2020
ISBN
9783030460594, 9783030460600
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-46060-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4895933 bytes)
Series
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
IX, 112\120
Time added
2021-01-06 05:41:07
Economics and Management; Environmental Economics;general; Energy PolicyLife Sciences; Agriculture; Environmental Policy;

Description

Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Dairy Farms presents an innovative environmental proposal. While chiefly focusing on dairy farms, the environmental solution it describes is applicable to the entire livestock sector. The book is divided into five chapters, the first of which addresses the carbon footprint of dairy farms. Chapter two provides an overview of the animal production system, focusing on the physiology of the ruminant stomach and the greenhouse gases emitted by dairy cows. In turn, the third chapter covers dairy farm systems, explaining both intensive and extensive husbandry systems. The book’s final two chapters present the-state-of-art in CO2 capture, and describe a new and innovative CO2-RFP strategy. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to chemists, biologists, biotechnologists, and researchers active in agriculture and food-related areas, as well as those working in the food and dairy industry.

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