Carbon myopia: The urgent need for integrated social, economic and environmental action in the livestock sector

MT Harrison, BR Cullen, DE Mayberry… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Livestock have long been integral to food production systems, often not by choice but by
need. While our knowledge of livestock greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mitigation has …

Livestock-related greenhouse gas emissions: impacts and options for policy makers

T Garnett - Environmental science & policy, 2009 - Elsevier
Research shows that livestock account for a significant proportion of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions and global consumption of livestock products is growing rapidly. This paper …

A review of whole farm systems models of greenhouse gas emissions from beef and dairy cattle production systems

P Crosson, L Shalloo, D O'brien, GJ Lanigan… - Animal Feed Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
To comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting requirements, the Intergovernmental Panel on …

The effects of improved performance in the US dairy cattle industry on environmental impacts between 2007 and 2017

JL Capper, RA Cady - Journal of Animal Science, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The US dairy industry considerably reduced environmental impacts between 1944 and
2007, primarily through improved dairy cow productivity. However, although milk yield per …

Eco-efficiency of intensification scenarios for milk production in New Zealand

C Basset-Mens, S Ledgard, M Boyes - Ecological economics, 2009 - Elsevier
New Zealand (NZ) dairy farms used to be the lowest input and most efficient dairy farms of
the world. However, intensification of the traditional pasture-based system has occurred over …

A life cycle assessment of seasonal grass-based and confinement dairy farms

D O'Brien, L Shalloo, J Patton, F Buckley, C Grainger… - Agricultural …, 2012 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a holistic systems approach that aims to assess the
environmental impacts (potential pollutants and resource use) of the production of goods …

Red meat production in Australia: life cycle assessment and comparison with overseas studies

GM Peters, HV Rowley, S Wiedemann… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas emissions from beef production are a significant part of Australia's total
contribution to climate change. For the first time an environmental life cycle assessment …

Increasing grazing in dairy cow milk production systems in Europe

D Hennessy, L Delaby, A Van den Pol-Van Dasselaar… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In temperate regions of Europe where grass grows for most of the year, grazed pasture is the
lowest cost feed for milk production. Grazed pasture can make a contribution to dairy cow …

Benchmarking environmental and operational parameters through eco-efficiency criteria for dairy farms

D Iribarren, A Hospido, MT Moreira, G Feijoo - Science of the total …, 2011 - Elsevier
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is often used for the environmental evaluation of agri-food
systems due to its holistic perspective. In particular, the assessment of milk production at …

Are the dietary guidelines for meat, fat, fruit and vegetable consumption appropriate for environmental sustainability? A review of the literature

CJ Reynolds, JD Buckley, P Weinstein, J Boland - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the current literature around the environmental impacts of dietary
recommendations. The focus of the review is on collating evidence relating to environmental …