Environmental ScienceBiology

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

M. D. Vries, I. Boer

2010.3.1Livestock Science

DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.11.007

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Differences in environmental impact among pork, chicken, and beef can be explained mainly by 3 factors: differences in feed efficiency, differences in enteric CH4 emission between monogastric animals and ruminants, and differences in reproduction rates.

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VRIES, M. D.; BOER, I. Comparing environmental impacts for livestock products: A review of life cycle assessments. Livestock Science, 2010, 128: 1–11.