Evaluating environmental impacts of contrasting pig farming systems with life cycle assessment

Evaluating environmental impacts of contrasting pig farming systems with life cycle assessment

Environmental impacts of 15 European pig farming systems were evaluated in the European Union Q-PorkChains project using life cycle assessment. One conventional and two non-conventional systems were evaluated from each of the five countries: Denmark, The Netherlands, Spain, France and Germany. The d...

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Main Authors: J.Y. Dourmad, J. Ryschawy, T. Trousson, M. Bonneau, J. Gonzàlez, H.W.J. Houwers, M. Hviid, C. Zimmer, T.L.T. Nguyen, L. Morgensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pig production
agricultural systems
environment
life cycle assessment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114002134

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