New insights in improving sustainability in meat production: opportunities and challenges

P Kumar, AA Abubakar, AK Verma… - Critical reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Treating livestock as senseless production machines has led to rampant depletion of natural
resources, enhanced greenhouse gas emissions, gross animal welfare violations, and other …

Virtual fencing technology for cattle management in the pasture feeding system—a review

P Goliński, P Sobolewska, B Stefańska, B Golińska - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Maximizing annual pasture consumption without negatively impacting individual cow
performance is of great importance in grass-based dairy and beef systems due to pasture …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive and global evaluation of residual antibiotics in agricultural soils: accumulation, potential ecological risks, and attenuation strategies

L Fang, C Chen, SY Li, P Ye, Y Shi, G Sharma… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The occurrence of antibiotics in agricultural soils has raised concerns due to their potential
risks to ecosystems and human health. However, a comprehensive understanding of …

The European Green Deal improves the sustainability of food systems but has uneven economic impacts on consumers and farmers

H Guyomard, LG Soler, C Détang-Dessendre… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The European Green Deal aims notably to achieve a fair, healthy, and
environmentally friendly food system in the European Union. We develop a partial …

Global nitrous oxide emissions from livestock manure during 1890–2020: An IPCC tier 2 inventory

L Zhang, S Pan, Z Ouyang, JG Canadell… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from livestock manure contribute significantly to the growth of
atmospheric N2O, a powerful greenhouse gas and dominant ozone‐depleting substance …

[HTML][HTML] Review on the contribution of farming practices and technologies towards climate-smart agricultural outcomes in a European context

KT Erekalo, SM Pedersen, T Christensen… - Smart Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this review was to provide an overview of existing farming practices and
technologies in Europe by assessing their contribution to climate-smart agricultural (CSA) …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability assessment of economic, environmental and social impacts, feed-food competition and economic robustness of dairy and beef farming systems …

S Zira, E Röös, L Rydhmer, R Hoffmann - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the sustainability of cattle systems in South
Western Europe by combining life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) with assessment …

The Variety of Applications of Hermetia illucens in Industrial and Agricultural Areas

M Kaczor, P Bulak, K Proc-Pietrycha… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Human population growth contributes to a negative impact on the
environment. In order to protect and restore nature, finding solutions and technologies in the …

Carbon emissions changes of animal husbandry in China: Trends, attributions, and solutions: A spatial shift-share analysis

R Du, T He, A Khan, M Zhao - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
China is a major livestock producer confronting the dual challenges of rising demand for
animal-based food consumption and decreasing carbon emissions. To effectively address …

Understanding dairy farmers' trade‐offs between environmental, social and economic sustainability attributes in feeding systems: The role of farmers' identities

O Oyinbo, H Hansson - Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
There is scope for improving the sustainability of intensive dairy farms through the uptake of
sustainable production practices such as more grass‐based feeding systems. Such feeding …