Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world
This paper deals with the environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world. It discusses the complex role of livestock in developing countries, diversity of livestock production systems; health benefits from animal foods; livestock and the need for intensification; environmental impacts of...
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Informa UK Limited
2001
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| author | Nicholson, Charles F. Blake, R.W. Reid, Robin S. Schelhas, J. |
| author_browse | Blake, R.W. Nicholson, Charles F. Reid, Robin S. Schelhas, J. |
| author_facet | Nicholson, Charles F. Blake, R.W. Reid, Robin S. Schelhas, J. |
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| description | This paper deals with the environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world. It discusses the complex role of livestock in developing countries, diversity of livestock production systems; health benefits from animal foods; livestock and the need for intensification; environmental impacts of livestock production; cattle and forest conversion in the Latin American tropics, impacts of livestock on biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa; and livestock and greenhouse gas emission. The prinicples for assessing livestock systems in the developing world are outlined at the end of the paper. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2001 |
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| spelling | CGSpace328882023-10-02T11:45:21Z Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world Nicholson, Charles F. Blake, R.W. Reid, Robin S. Schelhas, J. environmental impacts livestock developing countries production systems animal products cattle forests feed resources biodiversity environmental engineering This paper deals with the environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world. It discusses the complex role of livestock in developing countries, diversity of livestock production systems; health benefits from animal foods; livestock and the need for intensification; environmental impacts of livestock production; cattle and forest conversion in the Latin American tropics, impacts of livestock on biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa; and livestock and greenhouse gas emission. The prinicples for assessing livestock systems in the developing world are outlined at the end of the paper. 2001-03 2013-07-03T05:25:42Z 2013-07-03T05:25:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32888 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Environment;43(2): 7-17 |
| spellingShingle | environmental impacts livestock developing countries production systems animal products cattle forests feed resources biodiversity environmental engineering Nicholson, Charles F. Blake, R.W. Reid, Robin S. Schelhas, J. Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world |
| title | Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world |
| title_full | Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world |
| title_fullStr | Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world |
| title_short | Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world |
| title_sort | environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world |
| topic | environmental impacts livestock developing countries production systems animal products cattle forests feed resources biodiversity environmental engineering |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32888 |
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