A New Approach to LCA Evaluation of Lamb Meat Production in Two Different Breeding Systems in Northern Italy.

ABSTRACT: Lamb meat production provides vital landscape-management and ecosystem services; however, ruminant farming produces a considerable share of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. To measure and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the intensification of livestock farming, an integrative analysis was conducted in this study by combining environmental impact analysis and animal welfare assessment. This approach is the first of its kind and is the innovative aspect of this paper. The methodology of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) entails the holistic analysis of various impact categories and the associated emission quantities of products, services, and resources over their life cycle, including resource extraction and processing, production processes, transport, usage, and the end of life.

SUBMITTER: Geß A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549392 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature