Environmental impact of the typical heavy pig production in Italy

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 685-691

  Bava, Luciana ^a   Zucali, Maddalena ^a   Sandrucci, Anna ^a   Tamburini, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dry cured ham; Environmental impact; Greenhouse gas emission; Heavy pig; Life Cycle Assessment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; CURING; DRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; MAMMALS; MEATS;

DRY-CURED HAM; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; FEED CONVERSION RATIOS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HEAVY PIG; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NITROGEN EXCRETION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84951975712     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.029     Document Type: Article

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