Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from beef production in western Canada: a case study

Beauchemin, Karen A.; Henry Janzen, H.; Little, Shannan M.; McAllister, Tim A.; McGinn, Sean M.

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2010.03.008

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Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from beef production in western Canada: a case study

Beauchemin, Karen A., Henry Janzen, H., Little, Shannan M., McAllister, Tim A., McGinn, Sean M.·2010·Agricultural Systems

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The few studies that considered low rates of soil carbon sequestration in greenhouse gas accounting for beef production indicated potential emissions decreases of 24-535%.
“The few studies that considered low rates of soil C sequestration in GHG accounting for beef production indicated potential emissions decreases of 24-535%”
From Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems (2018) · cites this paper as Beauchemin et al., 2010
The cow-calf phase has the greatest percentage of GHG emissions and land use.
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Authors: Beauchemin, K. A., Henry Janzen, H., Little, S. M., McAllister, T. A., & McGinn, S. M.
Affiliations: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CA)
Corresponding author: Beauchemin, Karen A.
ORCID: Beauchemin, Karen A.
McAllister, Tim A.
Venue: Agricultural Systems
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-07
Volume: 103
Issue: 6
Pages: 371-379
ISSN: 0308-521X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.03.008
OpenAlex: W2021751015
Cited by: 397
References: 37
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 24 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 27 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 36 · 2013: 29 · 2012: 30
FWCI: 21.48
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Agricultural Systems (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Keywords: beef production, greenhouse gas emissions, enteric methane, cow-calf systems, feedlot, nitrous oxide, GHG intensity, manure emissions, carbon sequestration, grazing, Western Canada

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