The effect of improving cow productivity, fertility, and longevity on the global warming potential of dairy systems

Agriculture & Biology

• global warming potential 87%
• dairies 56%
• cows 43%
• land use 42%
• carbon dioxide 34%
• forage 33%
• energy 31%
• milk 29%
• herds 29%
• feeding methods 28%
• production technology 22%
• feed conversion 22%
• environmental impact 17%
• milk fat 17%
• standard deviation 17%
• milk production 15%
• farming systems 14%
• grazing 14%
• herd improvement 13%
• genetic lines 11%
• Markov chain 11%
• harness 11%
• life cycle assessment 11%
• calving interval 11%
• feed concentrates 11%
• selective breeding 10%
• culling (animals) 10%
• nutrient requirements 9%
• diet 9%
• natural selection 8%
• milk yield 8%
• Holstein 7%
• fertilizers 6%
• incidence 6%
• proteins 5%
• summer 5%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Global Warming 100%
• Fertility 58%
• Milk 58%
• Longevity 55%
• Agriculture 15%
• Selective Breeding 10%
• Fertilizers 10%
• Fats 10%
• Markov Chains 9%
• Diet 9%
• Biological Models 9%
• Genetic Selection 8%
• Life Cycle Stages 7%
• Carbon Dioxide 7%
• Nutrients 5%
• Proteins 5%