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The Relationship between Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Intensity of Milk Production in Ireland

J. W. Casey* and N. M. Holden

Department of Biosystems Engineering (Bioresources Modelling Group), Univ. College Dublin, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland



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Fig. 1. The relationship between (a) TGE/ECM* and (b) TGE/HA* and rate of N fertilizer applied. [REPS farms = triangles (Farms A–D). Conventional farms = squares (Farms E–J)]. *Gradient parameter significant at p < 0.05.

 


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Fig. 2. The relationship between (a) TGE/ECM* and (b) TGE/HA* and concentrates fed. [REPS farms = triangles (Farms A–D). Conventional farms = squares (Farms E–J)]. *Gradient parameter not significant at p > 0.05.

 


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Fig. 3. The relationship between (a) TGE/ECM* and (b) TGE/HA{dagger}, and stocking density. [REPS farms = triangles (Farms A–D). Conventional farms = squares (Farms E–J)]. *Gradient parameter significant at p < 0.05; {dagger}Gradient parameter not significant at p > 0.05.

 


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Fig. 4. The relationship between (a) TGE/ECM* and (b) TGE/HA* and area per kg of ECM produced. [REPS farms = pale gray (Farms A–D). Conventional farms = black (Farms E–J)]. *Gradient parameter significant at p < 0.05.

 


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Fig. 5. The relationship between (a) TGE/ECM* and (b) TGE/HA{dagger} and output per cow. [REPS farms = triangles (Farms A–D). Conventional farms = squares (Farms E–J)]. *Gradient parameter significant at p < 0.05; {dagger}Gradient parameter not significant at p > 0.05.

 





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