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Cow milk (milk production - from cow)
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The activity generating the emissions is milk production, from cow. The Reference Product is cow milk. The product cow milk is from an animal farmed for dairy. Dairy cattle are typically raised for around 6 years. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/11888/documentation
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Cow milk (milk production - from cow) |
| Sector | Agriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing |
| Category | Livestock Farming |
| Source | ecoinvent |
| Source Dataset | Cut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12 |
| Region | |
Unit Type | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Year Released | 2025 |
| Emission Factor |
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| Scopes | 3.1 |
LCA Activity | source_specific |
Supported CO2e Calculation Method | AR5, AR6 |
| Data Versioning |
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Activity ID
livestock_farming-type_cow_milk_milk_production_from_cow
UUID
8d7074ab-3071-4a32-95ad-b1c7496b96a2
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