Localising livestock protein feed production and the impact on land use and greenhouse gas emissions

Livestock farmers in Sweden usually grow feed grains for livestock but import protein feed from outside Sweden. Aside from the economic implications, some environmental issues are associated with this practice. We used life cycle assessment to evaluate the impact of local protein feed production on...

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Main Authors: Y. Sasu-Boakye, C. Cederberg, S. Wirsenius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731114001293