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Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Livestock Production

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  • Ilkka Leinonen

    (Department of Rural Economy, Environment and Society, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Peter Wilson Building, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK)

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Livestock production is a major global source of greenhouse gas emissions [...]

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  • Ilkka Leinonen, 2019. "Achieving Environmentally Sustainable Livestock Production," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-5, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:1:p:246-:d:195298
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