Is the Grass Always Greener? Comparing the Environmental Impact of Conventional, Natural and Grass-Fed Beef Production Systems

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The environmental impact of three beef production systems was assessed using a deterministic model. Conventional beef production (finished in feedlots with growth-enhancing technology) required the fewest animals, and least land, water and fossil fuels to produce a set quantity of be...

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Autor principal: Capper, Judith L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486913
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani2020127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486913
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani2020127

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