Comparing environmental impacts for livestock products: A review of life cycle assessments

• Published in: Livestock science Vol. 128; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: de Vries, M., de Boer, I.J.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2010; Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier
• Subjects: ammonia emission; assessment lca; beef; chicken meat; climate change; dairy products; dietary protein; Eggs; energy use and consumption; Environmental impact; eutrophication; fecundity; feed characteristics; feed conversion; food consumption; food-products; gas emissions; global warming; greenhouse-gas emissions; input output analysis; land use; Life cycle assessment; literature reviews; livestock and meat industry; livestock production; Meat; meta-analysis; methane; methodology; Milk; organic milk-production; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; pig production; pork; production systems; quantification; Review; soil acidification; urinary urea concentration; yields; Life cycle assessment; Review; Environmental impact; Eggs; Meat; Milk

Livestock production has a major impact on the environment. Choosing a more environmentally-friendly livestock product in a diet can mitigate environmental impact. The objective of this research was to compare assessments of the environmental impact of livestock products. Twenty-five peer-reviewed s...