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The need for a quantitative assessment of animal welfare trade-offs in climate change mitigation scenarios

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2015

P. Llonch ,
A. B. Lawrence ,
M. J. Haskell ,
I. Blanco-Penedo  and
S. P. Turner
P. Llonch*
Affiliation:
Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
A. B. Lawrence
Affiliation:
Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
M. J. Haskell
Affiliation:
Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
I. Blanco-Penedo
Affiliation:
IRTA, Veïnat de Síes, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
S. P. Turner
Affiliation:
Scotland’s Rural College, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
*
†E-mail: pol.llonch@sruc.ac.uk
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GHG mitigationanimal welfaresustainable production
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Advances in Animal Biosciences , Volume 6 , Special Issue 1: Proceedings of the MACSUR International Livestock Modelling and Research Colloquium , March 2015 , pp. 9 - 11
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© The Animal Consortium 2015 

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