The emerging role of water footprint in supply chain management: A critical literature synthesis and a hierarchical decision-making framework

E Aivazidou, N Tsolakis, E Iakovou… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Freshwater overexploitation and scarcity have led to extensive shifts in demand patterns for
water-friendly products. As several agricultural and industrial activities are closely …

Sustainable ruminant production to help feed the planet

G Pulina, AHD Francesconi, B Stefanon… - Italian Journal of …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Ruminant production has been an essential part of human activities worldwide since ancient
times. The expected increase in world population and per capita income, with an increase in …

The effects of improved performance in the US dairy cattle industry on environmental impacts between 2007 and 2017

JL Capper, RA Cady - Journal of Animal Science, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
The US dairy industry considerably reduced environmental impacts between 1944 and
2007, primarily through improved dairy cow productivity. However, although milk yield per …

Forecasting drinking milk price based on economic, social, and environmental factors using machine learning algorithms

A Atalan - Agribusiness, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The study aimed to describe and test machine learning (ML)‐based algorithms to evaluate
the unit price of drinking milk. The algorithms were applied to the data collected over 8 years …

Water footprint accounting and scarcity indicators of conventional and organic dairy production systems

JCP Palhares, JRM Pezzopane - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The amount of water that is used in animal agriculture influences society's view of its
environmental sustainability. Estimates of how much water is consumed to produce one kg …

Water footprint of livestock products and production systems: a review

R Ibidhi, HB Salem - Animal Production Science, 2020‏ - CSIRO Publishing
This paper reviews the small but growing literature on the water footprint (WF) of livestock
production and provides an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats …

Evaluation of water footprint and economic water productivities of dairy products of South Africa

E Owusu-Sekyere, H Jordaan, H Chouchane - Ecological Indicators, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Assessment of water footprint sustainability indicators and economic water productivities is
regarded as a cornerstone of the world's sustainability goal and the reduction of the fresh …

Environmental and water sustainability of milk production in Northeast Spain

I Noya, S González-García, J Berzosa… - Science of the total …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This study focuses on the assessment of the environmental profile of a milk farm,
representative of the dairy sector in Northeast Spain, from a cradle-to-gate perspective. The …

BOARD-INVITED REVIEW: Quantifying water use in ruminant production

G Legesse, KH Ominski, KA Beauchemin… - Journal of Animal …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
The depletion of water resources, in terms of both quantity and quality, has become a major
concern both locally and globally. Ruminants, in particular, are under increased public …

Comparison of water use in global milk production for different typical farms

MN Sultana, MM Uddin, BG Ridoutt, KJ Peters - Agricultural Systems, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Water use (WU) in dairy production is a matter of discussion all over the world because
water scarcity and water pollution are issues of concern in a large number of regions …