Environmental impacts of pig and poultry production: insights from a systematic review

I Andretta, FMW Hickmann, A Remus… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pig and poultry production systems have reached high-performance levels over the last few
decades. However, there is still room for improvement when it comes to their environmental …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature review of life cycle assessments on primary pig production: impacts, comparisons, and mitigation areas

S Gislason, M Birkved, A Maresca - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive systematic literature review of life cycle assessment
publications performed on primary pig production, defining their functional unit as “mass of …

[HTML][HTML] A life cycle sustainability assessment of organic and conventional pork supply chains in Sweden

S Zira, L Rydhmer, E Ivarsson, R Hoffmann… - Sustainable Production …, 2021 - Elsevier
Most existing life cycle assessment studies that have compared the sustainability of organic
and conventional pork supply chains are environmental assessments. The economic and …

Towards an environmentally sustainable and healthy Atlantic dietary pattern: Life cycle carbon footprint and nutritional quality

X Esteve-Llorens, C Darriba, MT Moreira… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Production and consumption of food has a significant effect on climate change. The effect of
different consumption habits on the environment should not be under estimated, as there are …

A systematic review of life-cycle GHG emissions from intensive pig farming: Accounting and mitigation

L Zhang, Y Mao, Z Chen, X Hu, C Wang, C Lu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pork accounts for approximately 35% of the global meat supply, with approximately 747
million tons of CO 2 e greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually. To meet the increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Allocation in the LCA of meat products: is agreement possible?

A Wilfart, A Gac, Y Salaün, J Aubin… - Cleaner Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Allocation is a key methodological issue in LCA, since allocation rules in ISO standards are
commonly subject to interpretation. The present study focuses on this question for the meat …

Life cycle assessment perspective for sectoral adaptation to climate change: Environmental impact assessment of pig production

K Ndue, G Pál - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Growing demand for sustainably driven production systems, especially pork, requires a
holistic or system thinking approach. Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) offers a robust …

Environmental impact of Danish pork at slaughterhouse gate–a life cycle assessment following biological and technological changes over a 10-year period

T Dorca-Preda, L Mogensen, T Kristensen… - Livestock Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Pork is one of the most consumed types of meat globally and it contributes considerably to
environmental impact. The aim of this study was to investigate the development of the …

[HTML][HTML] The Italian meat production and consumption system assessed combining material flow analysis and life cycle assessment

G Ferronato, S Corrado, V De Laurentiis… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Meat production and consumption is associated with the generation of significant
environmental pressure and impacts, and resource inefficiencies. This study combines …

Environmental life cycle comparisons of pig farming integrated with anaerobic digestion and algae-based wastewater treatment

W Wu, LC Cheng, JS Chang - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
This article shows environmental life cycle comparisons of four scenarios of manure
management systems (MMS) for the intensive pig farming systems in terms of materials …