Farming and global warming

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2019 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Veterinary Record, volume 185, pages 542-543 (issn: 0042-4900, eissn: 2042-7670,

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Authors: Rosemary, Perkins;

doi: 10.1136/vr.l6240

pmid: 31676620

Farming and global warming

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While I agree with ffinlo Costain that intensive animal farming is unsustainable, due to the quantity of feed that is required,1 I believe it is misleading to promote extensive livestock farming as an acceptable alternative ( VR , 12 October 2019, vol 185, p 449). There are several reasons for this. Grass-based grazing systems are net contributors to global warming. Even under optimal conditions, grazing livestock do not sequester sufficient carbon to offset their own emissions.2 Whether expressed as global warming potential (GWP) or the new …

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Farms, Livestock, Animals, Agriculture, Global Warming

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