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Global Dairy Sector: Trends, Prospects, and Challenges

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  • Rajeev Bhat

    (ERA-Chair in Food (By-) Products Valorisation Technologies (VALORTECH), Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 1, 51006 Tartu, Estonia)

  • Jorgelina Di Pasquale

    (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy)

  • Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti

    (Programa de Pós-graduação em Zootecnia (PPZ/UEM), Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Paraná 87020-900, Brazil)

  • Tiago Teixeira da Silva Siqueira

    (Cirad, The Mediterranean and Tropical Livestock Systems Unit (SELMET), 34070 Montpellier, France)

  • Philip Shine

    (Department of Process, Energy and Transport Engineering, Munster Technological University, T12 P928 Cork, Ireland)

  • Michael D. Murphy

    (Department of Process, Energy and Transport Engineering, Munster Technological University, T12 P928 Cork, Ireland)

Abstract

Currently, there is a strong need to find practical solutions towards meeting the expected efficiency and overcoming recurring sustainability challenges in the global dairy sector [...]

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  • Rajeev Bhat & Jorgelina Di Pasquale & Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti & Tiago Teixeira da Silva Siqueira & Philip Shine & Michael D. Murphy, 2022. "Global Dairy Sector: Trends, Prospects, and Challenges," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-7, April.
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