Environmental systems analysis of pig production: The impact of feed choice

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-154

  Eriksson, Ingrid Strid ^a   Elmquist, Helena ^a   Stern, Susanne ^a   Nybrant, Thomas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Feed production; Growing finishing pigs; Pig production; Soybean meal; Synthetic amino acids; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; M PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BARLEY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MANURE; NONHUMAN; PEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; SOYBEAN; SWINE; WHEAT;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 14644415991     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/lca2004.06.160     Document Type: Article

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