Evaluating environmental impacts of contrasting pig farming systems with life cycle assessment

Animal

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2027-2037

  Dourmad, J Y ^a,b   Ryschawy, J ^a,b   Trousson, T ^a,b   Bonneau, M ^a,b   Gonzalez J ^c   Houwers, H W J ^d   Hviid, M ^e   Zimmer, C ^f   Nguyen, T L T ^g   Morgensen, L ^g  

^a PEGASE   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e DMRI   (Denmark)

^f BESH   (Germany)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

agricultural systems; environment; life cycle assessment; pig production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; PROCEDURES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; SWINE;

EID: 84927647472     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731114002134     Document Type: Article

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